On Poetry and Social Media, Writing Through Grief, and More
New York Times hires new book critic; Salman Rushdie’s reading habits; the National Book Award in fiction longlist is announced; and other news.
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Saul Bellow and the Academy, Joyce Carol Oates on her Childhood, and More
A history of writing in cafés; National Book Award in nonfiction longlist announced; U.S. author earnings fall below poverty level; and other news.
On Famous Last Words, #ActualAsianPoets, and More
Jonathan Franzen among new contributors to Chipotle’s “Cultivating Thought” series; Man Booker shortlist announced; an interview with poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera; and other news.
George Saunders Interviews Ben Marcus, the Price of the Personal Essay, and More
The New York Times announces David Carr Fellowship; Thomas Pynchon conspiracy update; how crowdfunding is shaping avant-garde literary journals; and other news.
Words Derived from Book Characters, Writing and Procrastination, and More
Best American Poetry controversy continues; Hemingway’s taxidermied marlin to be repaired; Academy of American Poets announces 2015 prizewinners; and other news.
Seamus Heaney’s Last Translation, Perseus Explores a Sale, and More
Tennessee parent attempts to ban Henrietta Lacks biography from schools; Neil Gaiman’s book about Duran Duran; a Thomas Pynchon conspiracy theory; and other news.
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Best American Poetry Controversy, Salman Rushdie Talks Myth and Fantasy, and More
How sponsorships saved Borderlands Books; highlights from the National Book Festival; Stephen King and Tobias Wolff awarded National Medal of Arts; and other news.
Ezra Pound Poem Sells at Auction, Writers Raise Funds for Syrian Refugees, and More
Jhumpa Lahiri and Annie Dillard receive National Humanities Medal; publishers see drop in e-book sales since signing new contracts with Amazon; an interview with Celeste Ng; and other news.
Günter Grass’s Final Book, the Fiction of Joy Williams, and More
Elena Ferrante on gender stereotypes; National Book Foundation honors Don DeLillo for lifetime achievement; Tim Parks on ambiguity in fiction; and other news.
The Success of Graywolf Press, Bill Murray’s Love of Poetry, and More
Royal Shakespeare Company launches rap app; expert concludes Harper Lee manuscript is not a third novel; Scarlett Johansson fails to ban book that features her likeness; and other news.
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