Ben Lerner on Writing Fiction, Tim Howard Inks Memoir Deal, and More
Robert Hass wins Wallace Stevens Award; two new typewriter apps for the iPad; against "against"; and other news.
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The Secret Life of Elena Ferrante, New York's Floating Library, and More
The long road to publishing Laura Ingalls Wilder's Pioneer Girl; a library with no books; the relationship between writing and fishing; and other news.
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Dani Shapiro on Memoir in the Digital Age, the Importance of Independent Bookstores, and More
Amazon responds to German authors' protest; the most powerful man in publishing; J. K. Rowling pens a new short story set in the Harry Potter universe; and other news.
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Agents & Editors: New York City 2014
Michael Szczerban, senior editor at Regan Arts, leads a discussion about how editors and agents work together on behalf of authors at the second Poets & Writers Live event this past June in New York City. Panelists include agents Amy Berkower of...
Margot Adler Dies, Sandy Hook Teacher Pens Memoir, and More
Lucinda Williams’s new album contains father’s poetry; Amazon employee crashes drone; Oyster's e-book catalogue now available on web and mobile browsers; and other news.
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Hillary Clinton Book Signing Draws 1,100 Fans, Author Among Malaysia Airlines Victims, and More
First printed book in English sells for nearly $2 million; feminist author Laurie Penny attacked online; a poet enters the world of Las Vegas performance; and other news.
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Simon & Schuster Negotiates With Amazon, Lena Dunham Seeks Book Tour Performers, and More
Women & Children First Bookstore sold; a robot writes poetry in a mall; Joely Richardson to play Emily Dickinson; and other news.
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New Yorker Offers Free Access to Archive, Jesse Ventura Sues Slain Memoirist, and More
Wattpad acquires the Red Room; Little Free Library arsonist at large; a reading in honor of Edward Snowden; and other news.
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The Art of Reading Lauren Slater
In her genre-defying book Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir, published in 2000 by Random House, Lauren Slater toys with the conventions of fact, fiction, memory, and art, introducing fabricated occurrences and physical conditions to unveil the truth of her experience—and of the human condition.
The Other Side by Lacy M. Johnson
Lacy M. Johnson reads an excerpt from her memoir The Other Side, forthcoming in July from Tin House Books.
I crash through the screen door, arms flailing like two loose propellers, stumbling like a woman on fire: hair and clothes...
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