VQR’s Future in Doubt After Tragedy
The Virginia Quarterly Review was rocked by the July 30 suicide of its managing editor, Kevin Morrissey, leaving the award-winning magazine’s future in doubt, as well as that of its editor.
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Inside Indie Bookstores: McNally Jackson Books in New York City
In the sixth installment of our series Inside Indie Bookstores, contributor Jeremiah Chamberlin travels to New York City to speak with Sarah McNally, owner of McNally Jackson Books.
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The Written Image: Beyond the Words
Portraits of Henry Miller “as a demon” and Guillaume Apollinaire, two of the thirty pieces featured in Beyond the Words: Author Portraits by Carl Köhler, currently on exhibit at the University of Chicago’s Joseph Regenstein Library.
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Fictional Mad Men Character to Publish Real Memoir, Never-Ending E-books, and More
A fictional TV character publishes a real world memoir; most college students still prefer print books over e-books; Melville House pulls out of the Best Translated Book awards; the Telegraph sponsor's Britain's Hay Festival; and other news.
Anne Rice's Library at Powell's Books, a Halloween Graveyard Tour, and More
Powell's Books has acquired Anne Rice's personal library; Flavorwire celebrates Halloween with a horror writer graveyard tour; ghostwriting for Keith Richards; a Maine used-book store owner gets in trouble with a political ethics committee; and other news.
Arundhati Roy Faces Arrest for Kashmir Remarks, Drunken Book Buying, and More
Arundhati Roy may face sedition charges in India; Barnes & Noble unveils the Nook Color; the Schomburg Center in New York City acquires Maya Angelou's papers; the Jane Austen Conference in Portland, Oregon; and other news.
Wes Anderson's Undergrad Fiction, What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, and More
Franzen meets the president; Texas bills Amazon for $269 million; Barnes & Noble may unveil a full-color Nook today; Sherman Alexie gets selected for One Book, One Philadelphia, twice; and other news.
Paris Review Interview Archive Online, Electric Literature Book App, and More
Loaning books on a Kindle; the Paris Review interviews are all available online; Electric Literature launches a book app service; Steinbeck's son loses literary estate court battle; and other news.
Writers on the Words They Love or Loathe
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A short film by Tucker Capps, inspired by One Word: Contemporary Writers on the Words They Love or Loathe, edited by Molly McQuade and published by Sarabande Books this month.
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Dead Sea Scrolls Free Online, Turn Your Handwriting Into a Font, and More
Turn your handwriting into a font; Salman Rushdie signs a multimillion dollar memoir deal with Random House; the Dead Sea Scrolls will soon be available for free online; Amazon underwrites the Best Translated Book Awards; and other news.
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