Three Arrested in Spain for Illegal Book Scanning, Newly Discovered P. L. Travers Story, and More
A Hachette negotiator speaks out; Jennifer Weiner’s take on smiling authors; Gordon Lish at eighty; and other news.
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Charles Wright Named U.S. Poet Laureate, PEN Condemns Slaying of Thai Poet, and More
Leslie Jamison signs seven-figure deal with Little, Brown; Cambridge students struggle with poem; documentaries on Susan Sontag and W. S. Merwin; and other news.
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New Collection Mourns the Loss of David Foster Wallace, Thomas Jefferson's Missing Books, and More
LGBT poetry celebration launches in Washington, D.C.; Scottish physicians consider the mental health of Robert Burns; looking forward to BookCon; and other news.
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Junot Díaz on the Lack of Diversity in MFA Programs, Octavia Butler’s Lost Short Stories, and More
The Bible as America’s favorite book; the popularity of Rumi; an introduction to the best Chinese literature in translation; and other news.
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Boston Builds Edgar Allan Poe Statue, Pelican Books to Fly Again, and More
Going to the library increases happiness; Camille Rankine and Mary Gaitskill on the importance of being earnest; gay sex in fiction; and other news.
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Once I Was Cool by Megan Stielstra
Megan Stielstra reads an excerpt from her debut essay collection, Once I Was Cool, forthcoming in May from Curbside Splendor.
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Just after we eloped and just before the housing market crashed, my...
Authors Guild Calls for Collective Licensing Agreement, Ted Cruz’s Memoir, and More
A game show winner turned bookseller; literary apps using cartography; the history behind Wes Anderson’s muse; and other news.
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George Saunders’s Beginnings, Instagram’s Anonymous Poet, and More
David Foster Wallace on paper; Afghan women poets in photos and couplets; the dangers of computerized essay evaluation; and other news.
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Olympic Poetry, Newly Digitized Hemingway Ephemera, and More
Slam poet and cultural icon Maggie Estep has died; Kwame Dawes writes Olympics-inspired poetry; Apple loses recent appeal in e-book case; and other news.
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Crowdsourcing Edits, George Saunders, the Role of Literature, and More
Biographer Walter Isaacson asks the digital community for help in editing his next book; writer George Saunders discusses his techniques for crafting short stories; Wendy Lesser on the role of literature in contemporary society; and other news.
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