Growing a Literary Garden, the Art of the Sex Scene, and More
What to read in the dog days of summer; libraries on bikes; a children's book that induces hypnosis; and other news.
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Miwa Messer’s Great New Writers
The director of the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers program talks about the process of searching for the “extraordinary storytelling” that makes a great new book.
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Borges’s Radio Dialogues, Samuel Johnson Nonfiction Prize Announced, and More
Lena Dunham apologizes for memoir controversy; fan fiction’s six-figure publishing deals; “books that inspired the world”; and other news.
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Byron’s Modern Vampire, Postmodernism for Children, and More
Dundee International Book Prize winner announced; Dylan Thomas’s reputation in Wales; Maryland bookstore donates to international charities; and other news.
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The Politics of the Lyric Poem, the World’s Weirdest Bookshops, and More
Rushdie shares PEN Pinter Award with imprisoned Syrian activist; Nobel Prize winner Patrick Modiano and his work; little-known punctuation marks; and other news.
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Lost Truman Capote Stories, Chinese Poet Wang Zang Detained by Police, and More
French novelist Patrick Modiano wins 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature; Billy Collins on poetry and leadership; Twin Cities–based bookstore to close; and other news.
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Flannery O’Connor Archive Sold to Emory, Nobel Judge Condemns Western “Professionalization” of Literature, and More
A growing market for children’s nonfiction; a hefty new compilation of Bob Dylan’s lyrics; J. K. Rowling’s Twitter riddle solved; and other news.
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Odds on Murakami for Nobel Prize, the Revelations of Marilynne Robinson, and More
Akashic Books to launch left-leaning sports imprint; Margaret Sullivan weighs in on Amazon-Hachette dispute; U.K. bookstores launch "Super Thursday"; and other news.
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Charles Wright Begins Poet Laureate Term, Lena Dunham Kicks Off Book Tour, and More
Finalists for Kirkus Prize announced; National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35; Lee Child on why the Amazon-Hachette battle matters; and other news.
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Wylie Asks Authors to Unite Against Amazon, Gaiman and Palmer Celebrate Indie Bookstores, and More
Amazon and Perseus strike a new deal; Paul Theroux on the short story; Thomas Pynchon rumored to make an onscreen appearance; and other news.
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