Mislabeled a Memoirist, Writers on Immigration, and More
Gay Talese disavows his forthcoming book; five writers on life-changing moments at U.S. national parks; the psychology of the beach read; and other news.
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Reginald Dwayne Betts on Poetry and Law, Stephen King’s Mixtape, and More
Neil Gaiman's Norse mythology; breaking taboos and loving the characters we fear; twelve essential American books; and other news.
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Penguin Revives Modern Poets Series, WWII Fiction’s Renaissance, and More
New anthology modeled after The Canterbury Tales features stories of refugees in the U.K.; a poet and a novelist respond to the Orlando shooting; the trope of masculine genius; and other news.
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A Room of One’s Own Bookstore for Sale, Funny Books, and More
Writers’ day jobs; plagiarism in self-publishing; travel writer Geoff Dyer on “awe fatigue”; and other news.
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Crowdsourcing Novels, Translation’s Role in Latin American Culture, and More
Nikki Giovanni on the fortieth anniversary of Pulitzer Prize–winning novel Roots; writers petition against Donald Trump; the inaugural Little Free Library Fest; and other news.
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Márquez’s Hometown Truths, Naming Minor Characters, and More
How reading fiction teaches empathy; a case for reading Proust on a cell phone; the need for more people of color in editorial positions; and other news.
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Astronomy Software Dates Sappho Poem, Lena Dunham Releases Surprise Book, and More
Bookslut founder Jessa Crispin on the decline of online book culture; J. K. Rowling on freedom of expression; Han Kang wins Man Booker International Prize for fiction; and other news.
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Word Aversion, the Brain’s Language Atlas, and More
Antioch Review’s transgender article debate; Ta-Nehesi Coates to publish fiction book; Louise Erdrich discusses her new novel; and other news.
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Algorithm Selects Book to Publish, Bookslut’s Final Issue, and More
Shelfie app partners with U.S. bookstore; Ruth Ozeki on embodied writing; on avoiding childbirth scenes in fiction; and other news.
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The Handmaid’s Tale Adapted for Hulu, Writing From the Darkness, and More
How Houghton Mifflin Harcourt grapples with Mein Kamp’s profits; an interview with poet Wendy Xu; poet and anti-war activist Daniel Berrigan dies at ninety-four; and other news.
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