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Donal Ryan’s Novel Rejected Forty-Seven Times, Estate of William Faulkner, and More [1]

by
Evan Smith Rakoff
7.26.13

Every day Poets & Writers Magazine scans the headlines—from publishing reports to academic announcements to literary dispatches—for all the news that creative writers need to know. Here are today’s stories:

The Wall Street Journal looks at the estate of William Faulkner [2], headed by Lee Caplin. A former prosecutor turned film producer, Mr. Caplin has optioned the film and television rights to several of Faulkner’s books.

GalleyCat explains how to share reading material with the incarcerated [3].

First-time novelist Anakana Schofield details the vagaries of publicizing a book [4]—often with no remuneration. (Guardian)

Irish novelist Donal Ryan’s The [5] Spinning Heart was rejected forty-seven times [5] before it was rescued from the slush pile—Ryan’s book was just nominated for a Man Booker Prize. (Independent)

AcademicPub has a created a self-publishing service for college professors [6] called Express Books. (Publishers Weekly)

In 2004, fifty-six antique books were stolen [7] and sold by a librarian at the National Library of Sweden, who later committed suicide. Recently two books were returned to Swedish authorities in a ceremony in New York City. (Huffington Post)

Pop Chart Lab created a poster of the chapter-by-chapter breakdown of The Great Gatsby [8].

Arika Okrent collected sixteen words with origins much older than one would imagine [9]. For instance, “Legit” has been in use since the 1890s. (Mental Floss)


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[1] https://www.pw.org/content/donal_ryan_s_bookernominated_novel_rejected_fortyseven_times_estate_of_william_faulkner_and_ [2] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324328904578621821045072476.html [3] http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/how-to-share-books-with-prisoners_b74784 [4] http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jul/25/anakana-schofield-how-to-write?CMP=twt_fd [5] http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/debut-novel-rejected-47-times-makes-booker-prize-longlist-29443636.html [6] http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/58439-academicpub-launches-faculty-self-publishing-service.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly&utm_campaign=563b5a8048-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0bb2959cbb-563b5a8048-304823541 [7] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/25/stolen-books-sweden-_n_3652080.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003 [8] http://popchartlab.com/products/the-great-gatsby-chart [9] http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51857/16-words-are-much-older-they-seem