Darin Strauss's Desert Island Picks
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Novelist and, as of this month, memoirist Darin Strauss reveals the three books he'd want to read if he was marooned on a desert island.
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Taylor Mali Plagiarized in Country Song, the Dodge Poetry Festival Line-up, and More
The Brooklyn Book Festival brought a crowd despite the rains; a lost poem by Sir Walter Scott is discovered; Taylor Mali's "What Teachers Make" is plagiarized again; Target stores may soon sell the iPad; and other news.
Seventy-Three Poems for Lucille Clifton, WSJ Launches Weekly Book Review, and More
The Defense Department attempts to purchase and destroy the entire print run of a controversial memoir; the world's most expensive book goes up for auction in December; the Wall Street Journal launches a weekly book review; James Madison University celebrates the life and poetry of Lucille Clifton; and other news.
Andrea Levy on How to Get Published
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British author Andrea Levy, whose latest novel, The Long Song, is shortlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize, offers some advice for writers who want to be published.
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The Poet's Pad, Haiku Satire in Atlanta, and More
The Katonah Poetry Series in New York State is on the brink of shutting down; Maple Creek, Canada, hosts its twenty-first annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering; the Poet's Pad app for the iPad; Deepak Chopra's Muhammad gets an early e-release; and other news.
Houellebecq Responds to Plagiarism Claims; One Story, One Borough; and More
One Story magazine hands out free short stories in Brooklyn, New York; Michel Houellebecq denies plagiarism claims; the big novel makes a comeback; the pleasures of reading multiple books at a time; and other news.
Trolley Tour of Pittsburgh's Indie Bookstores, Calls for a Plath Memorial, and More
Tony Blair is the target of eggs and shoes at a book signing; a trolley tour of Pittsburgh's indie bookstores; this fall's line up of "heavyweight titles"; Oprah's Book Club will soon announce its next title; and other news.
David Foster Wallace on Literature as Confrontation
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The late author discusses the complexity of literature compared to other art forms.
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Rona Jaffe Winners, Why Typewriters Are Better Than Computers, and More
The shocking story of a twenty-six-year-old reader who loves print books; six women writers win Rona Jaffe Writers' Awards; Slate looks at the NYTBR's track record of reviewing books by men versus women; the oldest typewriter repairman in New Haven, Connecticut, defends his machines; and other news.
BOA Appoints Publisher, New Sony E-Readers, and More
Sony announces a new line of e-readers; British poets unite to protest government spending cuts; BOA Editions appoints a new publisher; Toronto's poet laureate launches a new initiative; and other news.
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