2014 First Fiction Sampler
Read exclusive excerpts from the novels and story collections of debut fiction writers Courtney Maum, Scott Cheshire, Celeste Ng, Yelena Akhtiorskaya, and Mira Jacob.
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The Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai
Rebecca Makkai reads an excerpt from her novel The Hundred-Year House, forthcoming in July from Viking.
For a ghost story, the tale of Violet Saville Devohr was vague and underwhelming. She had lived, she was unhappy, and she...
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Jill Abramson to Teach at Harvard, Atlantic Books Founder Resigns, and More
Hugh Howey launches writing contest; paintings of poets; Zadie Smith’s advice to graduates; 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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StoryCorps Launches LGBTQ Series, Printers Row Lit Fest Turns Thirty, and More
Judge upholds latest suit in ongoing e-book antitrust case; an e-book thriller based on missing Malaysia Airlines flight; a new prize sponsored by Georgia’s poet laureate; and other news.
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Barnes & Noble Partners With Samsung, NYRB Takes on the CIA, and More
George RR Martin kills his fans for charity; Lupita Nyong’o joins the cast of Americanah adaptation; the Urban Outfitters bookstore; and other news.
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Hachette Announces Layoffs, Harper Lee Settles Lawsuit, and More
Darren Aronofsky to adapt Margaret Atwood's dystopian trilogy for HBO; e-books to outsell print in the U.K. by 2018; Ohio’s potential poet laureate position; and other news.
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Amy Einhorn Joins Flatiron Books, Byliner in Trouble, and More
A seven-year Twitter project completed; Stephen Colbert promotes Powell’s Books; Egyptian author receives five-year sentence for novel; 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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