Fans in Los Angeles Try to Save Bukowski's Historic Bungalow
Fans of Charles Bukowski are urging the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission to preserve the house the late poet and novelist rented from 1963 to 1972 in East Hollywood, California.
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Palatella Succeeds Shatz as Nation's Literary Editor
The Nation recently announced that books editor Adam Shatz is stepping down after four years to take a position at the London Review of Books. Shatz will be succeeded by John Palatella, who will be the magazine's new literary editor covering books and the arts.
Didion and Gross to Receive Special Honors at the National Book Awards
The National Book Foundation announced yesterday that Joan Didion and Terry Gross will receive distinguished honors at the 58th National Book Awards ceremony on November 14.
AuthorHouse Acquires Competitor iUniverse
Self-publishing company iUniverse was recently acquired by one of its competitors, the Bloomington, Indiana-based AuthorHouse, Publishers Weekly recently reported.
Judges Announce Finalists for the 2007 Man Booker Prize
On Thursday, the judges of the Man Booker Prize announced the names of the six finalists for the 2007 award.
On the Road, Again
Festival organizers, scholars, publishers, and readers celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Jack Kerouac’s scroll-inscribed classic with special events and new books about the famous novel.
The Big Cover-Up: A Writer’s Role in Book Jacket Design
From conceptualization to marketing and sales, novelist Timothy Schaffert reveals the ins and outs of book jacket design, offering examples and tips on how authors can work with their own agents and editors to facilitate the process.
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Q&A: Teresa Weaver’s View of Reviews
The former Atlanta Journal-Constitution books editor discusses the public response to the elimination of her job and the future of book reviewing.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
Page One offers a sample of titles we think you'll want to explore. With this installment, we offer excerpts from Cion by Zakes Mda and (Not That You Asked): Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions by Steve Almond.
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Literary MagNet
Literary MagNet chronicles the start-ups and closures, successes and failures, anniversaries and accolades, changes of editorship and special issues—in short, the news and trends—of literary magazines in America. This issue's MagNet features Cave Wall, 1913: A Journal of Forms, Alehouse, Avery, Cadillac Cicatrix, and Rattle.
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