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Literary MagNet chronicles the start-ups and closures, successes and failures, anniversaries and accolades, changes of editorship and special issues—in short, the news and trends—of literary magazines in America. This issue’s MagNet features the Hudson Review, BOMB, Esopus, the Rattling Wall, and the Believer.
With so many good books being published every month, some literary titles worth exploring can get lost in the stacks. Page One offers the first lines of a dozen recently released books, including Michael Chabon’s Telegraph Avenue and Frederick Seidel’s Nice Weather, as the starting point for a closer look at these new and noteworthy titles.
Small Press Points highlights the innovative and can-do spirit of independent presses. This issue features H_NGM_N BKS, the independent publisher of full-length collections by emerging poets, chapbooks, and reissues of out-of-print books.
Michele Filgate lists twelve books to choose for your end-of-summer reading list; Jonathan Evison suggests readers desire a collaborative challenge; Sandra Beasley offers advice for visiting writers; and other news.
Roxane Gay offers thoughts on how to be a writer; Beyond the Margins rounds up many other famous authors whose first work appeared after age forty; Flavorpill lists its most anticipated books coming out this fall, including Zadie Smith's NW, Junot Díaz's This is How You Lose Her, and The Middlesteins, by Jami Attenberg; and other news.
Cloud Atlas author David Mitchell was recently mobbed by autograph seekers in China; Amazon has launched the India Kindle Store; designer Craig Mod provides his insight regarding producing books for specific platforms; and other news.
The director of Missouri State University's bookstore has been fired after over eighty thousand dollars was discovered in his desk; Frank Rich revisits the life and work of his friend Nora Ephron; M. J. Rose discusses the pressure on authors to engage with social media; and other news.
J. Robert Lennon breaks down how to write a good bad book review; New York magazine's Kathryn Schulz lists the fall books she most wants to read; CNN details how five writers toured five Southern states in seven days; and other news.
Laura Miller weighs in on the state of literary criticism; BuzzFeed rounded up thirty writing tips from acclaimed authors, including Elmore Leonard, Toni Morrison, and Edgar Allan Poe; the New York Times examines the growing enterprise of self-publishing; and other news.
Author Porochista Khakpour has been diagnosed with late-stage Lyme Disease, and needs assistance covering substantial medical bills; Roxane Gay offers thoughts on how to be a writer in today's world; Flavorpill lists its most anticipated books coming out this fall; and other news.
