Breaking Bad Memoir, Samuel L. Jackson's Slam Poetry, and More
T. C. Boyle ends contract with Viking Penguin; Gabriel García Márquez hospitalized; the London Book Fair gets underway; and other news.
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Authors Guild Calls for Collective Licensing Agreement, Ted Cruz’s Memoir, and More
A game show winner turned bookseller; literary apps using cartography; the history behind Wes Anderson’s muse; and other news.
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Books Bound in Human Skin, Ian Fleming’s Love Letters, and More
Christina Baker Kline novels move from mid-list to bestseller; a day in the life of Meg Wolitzer; two authors consider the strength of the adage “write what you know”; and other news.
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Scribd, Oyster Crack Open E-Reading
Two new e-book services, the New York City–based Oyster and San Francisco–based Scribd, introduce a Netflix-like service for the literary set, offering unlimited access to digital libraries by subscription.
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Novelists in America, Writing Tips for 2014, the Vagaries of Self-Promotion, and More
Dominic Smith examines the growing number of novelists in America; author Theo Pauline Nestor offers writing tips for 2014; novelist Mary Kay Zuravleff parodies self-promotion; and other news.
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YesYes Books
In addition to traditional poetry collections and chapbooks, independent press YesYes Books also publishes a number of experimental and multimedia works, many of which incorporate visual art. Since its founding in 2011, the press's innovative...
Ahmed Fouad Negm in Tahrir Square, Henri Cole in Paris, and More
The United States Supreme Court rejected Amazon’s appeal over sales tax in New York; David Streitfeld considers the future of the e-book; Claire Messud shares with the Millions the books she loved this year; and other news.
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Statue of Poet Radnóti Miklós Destroyed, Margaret Atwood Remembers Doris Lessing, and More
Margaret Atwood remembers Nobel-winning author Doris Lessing, who died yesterday at age ninety-four; right-wing extremists have destroyed a statue of Hungarian Jewish poet Radnóti Miklós; Elissa Schappell offers advice on story endings; and other news.
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Ian Hamilton’s Salinger Biography Up for Auction, Speed-Reading Apps, and More
A galley copy of Ian Hamilton’s unpublished biography of J. D. Salinger is up for auction; Tim Ferriss announced he is launching an audiobook publisher; the Independent recalls the life and work of celebrated poet Dylan Thomas; and other news.
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PDF Poetry Gets the New Heave-Ho
The New Heave-Ho, a PDF-only poetry press founded by poet Noel Black, aims to deliver poetry collections to the masses in free and by-donation PDF format.
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