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London bookstore and publisher damaged during flash flooding; Pik-Shuen Fung describes coming to writing via visual art; Matt Bell recommends speculative fiction that addresses the climate crisis; and other stories.
Tahmima Anam writes about using an alter ego to set her writing free; Anna Russell visits an exhibition on the cultural influence of Lewis Caroll’s Alice books; author Melissa Febos writes about falling in love with poet Donika Kelly; and other stories.
Duke University and Duke University Press Workers Union dispute election integrity; the unique strengths of the Icelandic literary community; C Pam Zhang’s How Much of These Hills Is Gold to be adapted for television; and other stories.
The author of Southbound and The Parted Earth shares how chronic pain has forced her to challenge traditional notions of writing productivity.
Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman discuss cowriting their debut novel; Lucy Ives recommends embracing that writing is a struggle; Paul Mendez celebrates Black British queer fiction; and other stories.
Molly Fischer surveys the world of e-mail newsletters; Sara Nović’s True Biz to be adapted for the screen; Lydia Millet chafes at the label “climate fiction”; and other stories.
Scott Borchert lauds proposed legislation for a new Federal Writers’ Project; Shelf Awareness publishes dedicated issue on the Book Industry Charitable Foundation; Sophie Stein recommends books with daring points of view; and other stories.
“It’s all about providing access, not only to education, not only to learning, but also to a free public space where people can actually come together and engage,” says copresident Andreas Dracopoulos of the newly renovated and transformed Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, a branch of the New York Public Library in Midtown Manhattan that reopened in June.
Brenda Myers-Powell reflects on reengaging with traumatic memories; Musa Okwonga discusses his use of magical realism; novelist Juhea Kim writes about the environmental consequences of demand for salmon; and other stories.
Mahogany L. Browne to serve as poet-in-residence at Lincoln Center; ten writers receive Kresge Artist Fellowships; Lyndsie Manusos recommends tracing the publication history of short stories; and other stories.
