The Seventy-Five Minute Novel, Bloomsbury Group’s Mass Appeal, and More
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Lost F. Scott Fitzgerald Story Published, Emily Dickinson Documentary, and More
A “gritty” TV adaptation of Little Women; a map of literary road trips; Michigan bookstore refunds purchases of Go Set a Watchman; and other news.
PANK Magazine to Shutter, Penguin Books Turns Eighty, and More
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University of Akron Press Closes, an Elizabeth Gilbert–Inspired Anthology, and More
Hackers use Jane Austen to trick antivirus software; 2015 Man Booker longlist announced; how Lydia Davis’s short stories recreate social media’s effects; and other news.
Ursula Le Guin Launches Online Craft Workshop, New Transgender Poetry Course, and More
The language of grief; David Foster Wallace’s entertainment anxiety; an interview with the late E. L. Doctorow; and other news.
Copper Canyon to Publish Lost Neruda Poems, In Defense of Unlinked Story Collections, and More
Percival Everett interviewed at Virginia Quarterly Review; Roxane Gay on the death of Sandra Bland; retracing Ralph Waldo Emerson’s journey through the Adirondacks; and other news.
Rankine's Citizen Hits the Stage, Women Writers and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction, and More
E. L. Doctorow's masterful manipulation of history; a new bookstore hostel opens in Tokyo; the key to rereading complex novels; and other news.
Hemingway Look-Alikes, Joan Didion’s Celebrity Status, and More
Banned books at Hong Kong’s book fair; Little Free Libraries “robbed”; authors recall memorable book tours; and other news.
E. L. Doctorow Has Died, Jack London’s Writing Advice, and More
Mark Stanford’s mark on American poetry; teenager heads successful book drive; college denies student’s protest of graphic novels; and other news.
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