Charlotte Brontë–Inspired Stories, Elizabeth Alexander on Grief, and More
Toni Morrison at NPR; the American dream in contemporary novels; Murakami’s advertising stories; and other news.
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Library of Congress Poetry Archive Goes Digital, Literary Fame, and More
Gary Snyder interview; Nick Cave poetry book; Catapult to host fiction workshops; and other news.
Murakami and Adichie Among Time’s Most Influential People, The Book of Joy, and More
The right kind of day job for a writer; GIF quotes app; a new reading of L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time; and other news.
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Books in Space, Benjamin Percy's Monster Fiction, and More
PEN Literary Awards shortlists announced; Vintage Books prepares for Short Story Month; report finds troubling statistics for writers of color in the U.K.; and other news.
Colm Tóibín on Elizabeth Bishop, Little Free Library Giveaway, and More
James Patterson increases U. K. donations; Game of Thrones actress buys H is for Hawk film rights; self-published author sues Lionsgate Films; and other news.
Piazze and Pasquinades: Report From Literary Rome
In a continuing series examining the lives of writers in the international writing community, contributing editor Stephen Morison Jr. spends time with three authors in Rome who share a common desire "to shake free from a past so impressive it's suffocating."
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A New Hub for Literary Culture
Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature join forces to launch Literary Hub, a new site with an editorial team dedicated to curating the best literature-related writing on the Web.
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Miwa Messer’s Great New Writers
The director of the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers program talks about the process of searching for the “extraordinary storytelling” that makes a great new book.
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Anatomy of Awards: A Decade of Writing Contests
A breakdown of the numbers behind our Grants & Awards section, including the total amount of prize money given each year, the cost of entry, and how writing contests have changed over the past ten years.
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Agent Advice: Danielle Svetcov of Levine Greenberg Rostan
Should you pay to have a manuscript edited beforehand? Are there benefits to querying via snail mail versus e-mail? Danielle Svetcov of Levine Greenberg Rostan answers readers’ questions about what (and what not) to do when trying to find an agent.
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