Secret Libraries of History, Free Books for London Prisoners, and More
Elizabeth Bishop’s correspondence; the physical history of the book; novels written by comic book creators; and other news.
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Nine More New Memoirs
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Pay Attention: A Conversation Between William Giraldi and Sven Birkerts
William Giraldi, whose new memoir, The Hero’s Body, was published in August, talks with Sven Birkerts, the author of the memoir My Sky Blue Trades and The Art of Time in Memoir, about the artful craft and contradictions of a misunderstood genre.
Gertrude Stein’s Children’s Book, Changing Euphemisms, and More
The disappearance of indie bookstores on college campuses; Shakespeare’s Coriolanus and populism; how book clubs help independent bookstores; and other news.
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President Obama’s Summer Reading List, Brave New World Series, and More
Fact-checking nonfiction books; a cognitive psychologist’s answer to the listening vs. reading debate; Wallace Stevens and Trump supporters; and other news.
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Federico García Lorca Revisited, Regional Literature of the United States, and More
Learning to love a non-native language; fiction writer Brian Evenson on narrative uncertainty; the U.S. Constitution becomes best-seller following Khizr Khan’s DNC speech; and other news.
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Best American Essays Data Project, Reading Leads to Longer Life, and More
James Patterson tops highest paid authors for third year in a row; America’s most beautiful libraries; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child sells two million copies in three days; and other news.
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A Lit Mag Made by Robots, Memorization and Poetry, and More
Kevin Young named director of Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; AWP releases demographics list for 2017 conference; Leigh Stein on abuse and memoir; and other news.
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Syria’s Secret Library, Jonathan Franzen on Fame, and More
Lucia Berlin’s unfinished memoir; the role of the contemporary American essay; the last of New York City’s Spanish-language bookstores; and other news.
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The Power of the Occasional Poem, Midlife Memoirs, and More
Federico García Lorca center fights for control of archives; contemporary poets on the lexicon of war; an argument for authors to read their own audiobooks; and other news.
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