The Art of Revision: Black Box
An excerpt from The Art of Revision: The Last Word by Peter Ho Davies, published in November 2021 by Graywolf Press.
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The Written Image: The Hotel
Writer Sophie Calle took a job as a maid at a Venice hotel to secretly study the lives of its guests. Her diary of observations and photos compose The Hotel, a book whose provocative methods have inspired other artists.
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PEN International Marks a Century
For one hundred years, PEN International has championed freedom of expression and the rights of writers. This fall, the organization considers its history with an online archive, a Centenary Congress, and a new book documenting their work.
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Agent Advice: Larissa Melo Pienkowski of Jill Grinberg Literary Management
The agent who represents writers TJ Alexander and K. Tempest Bradford, among others, answers questions about being ghosted by agents and how to query for nonfiction books.
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Sonia Sanchez Earns Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, Bridge From Winnie the Pooh Sold at Auction, and More
Literary nonprofit Slice to close down; Casey Plett reflects on the appeal of writing story collections; Amitava Kumar makes the case for including visual elements in literary books; and other stories.
Announcing Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, Asian American Writers’ Workshop Celebrates Thirty Years, and More
Longtime literary agent Philip Spitzer has died; Pyae Moe Thet War writes about the many stages of writing a book; Elizabeth Bruenig weighs in on “Who Is the Bad Art Friend?”; and other stories.
The Kidney Letter Dispute, Alex Shephard’s Annual Nobel Prize Predictions, and More
Publishers Weekly recaps the Brooklyn Book Festival; the New York Public Library will no longer charge late fees; Jocelyn Nicole Johnson shares her path to writing; and other stories.
Shortlists for This Year’s National Book Awards, Betting on the Nobel, and More
Larissa Pham reviews Afterparties by the late Anthony Veasna So; Beth Gilstrap searches for beauty and hope on and off the page; new prize seeks to support diverse independent publishers; and other stories.
Ten Questions for Eugene Lim
“I wanted to articulate and be honest to the emotion of grief.” —Eugene Lim, author of Search History
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The Book Industry Faces Supply Chain Challenges, the Limits of Serialized Fiction, and More
Merve Emre interviews Jonathan Franzen for Vulture; memoirist and musician Michelle Zauner discusses claiming her Koreanness; Myriam J. A Chancy celebrates fellow Caribbean writers; and other stories.
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