Man Booker Finalists on Inspiration, the Case for Nonfiction, and More
The books of eight writers banned in China; Diversity in Children's Books Week kicks off; a new movie explores the lives of Max Perkins and Thomas Wolfe; and other news.
Genre: Not Genre-Specific
The Politics of the Lyric Poem, the World’s Weirdest Bookshops, and More
Rushdie shares PEN Pinter Award with imprisoned Syrian activist; Nobel Prize winner Patrick Modiano and his work; little-known punctuation marks; and other news.
Tags:
Lost Truman Capote Stories, Chinese Poet Wang Zang Detained by Police, and More
French novelist Patrick Modiano wins 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature; Billy Collins on poetry and leadership; Twin Cities–based bookstore to close; and other news.
Tags:
Flannery O’Connor Archive Sold to Emory, Nobel Judge Condemns Western “Professionalization” of Literature, and More
A growing market for children’s nonfiction; a hefty new compilation of Bob Dylan’s lyrics; J. K. Rowling’s Twitter riddle solved; and other news.
Tags:
Agatha Christie's Long-Lost Jewels, Boston's New Literary District, and More
Two seven-figure debut book deals inked at the Frankfurt Book Fair; J. K. Rowling teases Harry Potter fans with a Twitter riddle; Amy Bloom on her latest novel; and other news.
Odds on Murakami for Nobel Prize, the Revelations of Marilynne Robinson, and More
Akashic Books to launch left-leaning sports imprint; Margaret Sullivan weighs in on Amazon-Hachette dispute; U.K. bookstores launch "Super Thursday"; and other news.
Tags:
Nicholas Sparks Sued for Discrimination, Authors Guild Takes on Amazon, and More
Prize-winning author and professor Kirk Nesset arrested on child pornography charges; Connectiut library adds two robots to its staff; Jeff Bezos's anti-union campaign; and other news.
Dallas School District Reverses Book Ban, the History of the NYRB, and More
National Poetry Day in the U.K., a new James Bond novel in the works; Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree turns fifty; and other news.
Roxane Gay to Helm New Website, Stephen King on the Future of Books, and More
Lena Dunham decides to pay book tour performers; A Fault In Our Stars banned in California school district; pop songs as Shakespearean sonnets; and other news.
Charles Wright Begins Poet Laureate Term, Lena Dunham Kicks Off Book Tour, and More
Finalists for Kirkus Prize announced; National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35; Lee Child on why the Amazon-Hachette battle matters; and other news.
Tags:
Pages
