The International Library
A collaboration between three literary organizations, the International Library is a new initiative presenting live conversations about literature in translation while connecting transnational audiences.
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The Writing Freedom Fellowship
Led by a board of distinguished authors in collaboration with three nonprofit organizations, a new yearlong fellowship supporting system-impacted writers promises to provide resources and funding to share their stories.
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Bookshop Expands Into Publishing
In defiance of Amazon’s dominance in the bookselling market, Bookshop has launched an imprint that will release its inaugural title this fall. Bookshop will also introduce its own e-reading platform, supporting independent bookstores.
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The Future of Libraries
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In this CBS Sunday Morning video, correspondent Conor Knighton reports on how public libraries across the country are renovating and evolving beyond acting as repositories for books and becoming innovative community centers that meet the many needs of their patrons.
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Race, Desire, and Mirror-as-Beloved
The author of I Do Everything I’m Told explores the nuances of writing at the intersection of sex, love, queerness, and race.
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
A look at three new anthologies, including How We Do It: Black Writers on Craft, Patience, and Skill and Ingenious Pleasures: An Anthology of Punk, Trash, and Camp in Twentieth-Century Poetry.
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The Written Image: Ella Hawkins’s Biscuit Art
Equal parts culinary creation and visual artwork, Ella Hawkins’s intricately decorated biscuits bring her academic and artistic interests to life through the medium of hand-piped royal icing.
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World-Building in Arizona
The Worldbuilding Initiative, a new public-facing program at Arizona State University, uses ideas and skills from creative writing to encourage participants to take an active role in imagining a more equitable and sustainable future.
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Q&A: Meg Reid Leads Hub City
The new executive director of Hub City Writers Project shares her vision for HCWP, emphasizing values of regionality, accessibility, and transparency.
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Scams Bait Self-Published Authors
Recently, con artists have taken to impersonating real editors, agents, or filmmakers from reputable organizations to extort large payments from unsuspecting authors. Literary professionals share advice on spotting and reporting scams.
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