Michael Hammond to be Nominated Next NEA Chairman
President George W. Bush recently announced his intention to nominate Michael P. Hammond as the next chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Academy of American Poets Director Asked to Resign
After 12 years as executive director of the Academy of American Poets, William Wadsworth was asked by Henry Reath, president of the organization's board of directors, to resign from his post.
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Helen Keller Archive Lost in World Trade Center Attack
The literary archive of Helen Keller, the
American writer and champion of the blind, was lost in the September 11
attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.
Book-of-the-Month Club Reinstates Panel of Judges
The Book-of-the-Month Club, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, recently announced the return of its editorial board of judges, a four-member panel of best-selling authors that recommends at least five books to members of the club each year.
An Interview With Poet Robert Creeley
With over sixty books published during a career that spans more than half a century, Robert Creeley is one of the most prolific and influential figures in American poetry. This month New Directions is publishing Just in Time: Poems 1984-1994, which collects three of Creeley’s previous books.
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First Lady Laura Bush to Host National Book Festival
The first annual National Book Festival, sponsored by First Lady Laura Bush and Librarian of Congress James H. Billington, will be held at the Library of Congress on September 8.
Free River Press: Giving Voice to the Forgotten
Bob Wolf's Publishing House.
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