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American novelist Thomas Legendre, who has worked with British poet Matthew Welton to develop a new creative writing program at the University of Nottingham, speaks about what makes study in England unique and what writers can gain from attending the new graduate program.
A still from Howl, a new film centered on the drama of the obscenity trial brought against Lawrence Ferlinghetti of City Lights for publishing Allen Ginsberg's controversial poem, which is slated for release in New York City and Los Angeles on September 24.
Borders will start selling Build-A-Bear merchandise; a Chilean art collective bombs Berlin with one hundred thousand poems; the Beijing Book Fair is off to a great start; the blurring line between comedy and poetry; and other news.
The Gertrude Stein stein and other "non-book literary oddities"; HarperCollins tests a new model of giving away content; the third edition of the OED may not appear in print, or it may; EcoGeek claims publishing industry raw materials come from the harvesting of 125 million trees per year; and other news.
Andrew Wylie is in negotiations with Penguin over digitial rights of books for which the publisher owns print rights; a child in the United Kingdom lands a deal for twenty-three books; the New Yorker Festival announces its all-star lineup; and other news.
Keith Richard and Jay-Z are set to give talks at the NYPL; Barnes & Noble launches another volley against investor Ron Burkle; the new Kindle is "almost ridiculously lightweight"; the PEN American Center announces support for the Park51 Community Center project; and other news.
Random House and the Wylie Agency make nice; the only Yiddish bookstore in New York City loses its home; iBooks may soon include iAds; writing a novel in three days; and other news.
The Faber Academy opens its Toronto campus; Seth Godin ditches traditional publishing, again; the chestnut tree from Anne Frank's diary falls in a storm; Seattle libraries close for a week due to a budget shortfall; and other news.
The University of Virginia's president orders a review into VQR's operations; e-book sales increase 119 percent in June; President Obama gets an advanced copy of Franzen's Freedom; Google's net neutrality policy and the book settlement; and other news.
Forbes publishes a list of the ten top-earning authors; James Franco writes about portraying Allen Ginsberg; Jane Austen's manuscripts are on display at the British Library; Ricky Martin pens a memoir; and other news.
