Elena Ferrante Identity Controversy, Paterson Trailer Released, and More
Art forgery fiction; Arundhati Roy to publish second novel after twenty years; U.K. releases Agatha Christie stamps; and other news.
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The Writing Life in Mexico City, Amazon to Open Chicago Bookstore, and More
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies author sued by Hachette; how a contemporary poetry book became a best-seller; Lena Dunham to publish short story collection; and other news.
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Cuban Science Fiction, Thomas Mann’s House for Sale, and More
Frank Ocean’s literary aesthetic; beautiful libraries around the world; books in translation by women; and other news.
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The Accidental Novelist, Truman Capote’s Ashes for Sale, and More
Award-winning novelist Marlon James featured on Vanity Fair’s “Daring 25” list; Deep Vellum publisher Will Evans on publishing works in translation; Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life optioned as series; and other news.
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Pamela Paul Promoted, Fight Club and The Great Gatsby, and More
Judge opens investigation into Lorca’s death; Chinese poems translated into Kiswahili for the first time; how book reviewing is like restaurant reviewing; and other news.
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New Generation of Black Writers on Race, the Art of Fiction Translation, and More
Goethe’s complex legacy; poet Jade Cho on the Asian American experience; petition to restore Dennis Cooper’s blog reaches over three thousand signatures; and other news.
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Multiple Choice by Alejandro Zambra
Alejandro Zambra reads from his book of fiction, Multiple Choice, in the original Spanish alongside the book's translator, Megan McDowell, who reads her English translation. The collection was published in July by Penguin Books.IV....
Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
With so many good books being published every month, some literary titles worth exploring can get lost in the stacks. Page One offers the first lines of a dozen recently released books, including Tig Notaro’s memoir, I’m Just a Person, and Mangalesh Dabral’s sixth poetry collection, This Number Does Not Exist, translated from the Hindi by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra.
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An Affair With F. Scott Fitzgerald, David Carr Memoir Adaptation, and More
Website releases “definitive study” of U.S. author earnings; an interview with Iranian poet and translator Sholeh Wolpé; binge-worthy, serialized fiction; and other news.
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X-Rays Reveal Ancient Texts on Book Spines, Lit Hub’s Rotten Tomatoes for Books, and More
Hamilton’s song lyric algorithm; pairing books and film; poet Ocean Vuong on writing from the perspective of the “damned viewer”; and other news.
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