World Poetry Day, Banned Books in Saudi Arabia, and More
Books & Brews brings booze to a new venue in Indiana; Adam Zagajewski on balancing joy with sadness; Vladimir Putin’s fictional presence; and other news.
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The Giver Movie Trailer, Meg Wolitzer's YA Fiction, and More
Twenty years of The Western Canon; Grove Atlantic picks up Lefevre; a poet laureate for British waterways; and other news.
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Republicans Denounce Amtrak Residency, U.K. Nonprofit Protests Gendered Children’s Books, and More
A San Diego writer celebrates a novel fifteen years in the making; a South African novelist explores E. M. Forster’s private life; New Orleans gears up for Tennessee Williams Literary Festival; and other news.
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti to Publish Travel Journals, Anne Frank Book Vandal Arrested, and More
Historians discuss the mystery of 12 Years a Slave author Solomon Northup; a new book looks at the shipping industry; an artist creates a new exhibit out of used books; and other news.
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Opportunities in LA: Los Angeles 2014
Cheryl Klein, former director of Poets & Writers’ California Office and Readings/Workshops (West), leads a discussion about resources for writers who live in Los Angeles during the first Poets & Writers Live event this past January....
Poetry in Ukraine, Hari Kunzru on Karl Ove Knausgaard, and More
Suggestions for new writers residencies; how to write a letter like Jane Austen; help for the overwhelmed; and other news.
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Amtrak Writing Residency’s Fine Print, Roddy Doyle On Aging, and More
Dostoyevsky film adaptation comes to New York; Barnes & Noble closes in Michigan; Author Walter Kirn’s friendship with a murderer; and other news.
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Hanif Kureishi Declares Writing Classes Worthless, the Debate Over Audiobooks, and More
Cheryl Strayed visits Wisconsin; Melville House wonders if the author is dead; books to help with midlife crises; and other news.
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Praying Drunk by Kyle Minor
Kyle Minor reads the first story in his new collection, Praying Drunk, published in February by Sarabande Books.
The Question of Where We Begin
We begin with the trouble, but where does the trouble begin? My uncle...
Why We Write: Los Angeles 2014
Poets & Writers Magazine editor in chief Kevin Larimer moderates a panel titled Why We Write at the first Poets & Writers Live event this past January in Los Angeles. Authors Ron Carlson, Meghan Daum, Harryette Mullen, and Charles...
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