Bookselling in Somalia, Cursive’s Comeback, and More
Pulitzer Prize Winner James Alan McPherson dies; debut authors Yaa Gyasi and Hua Hsu in conversation; the evolving role of librarians; and other news.
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How to Pitch Yourself to Bookstores
In the current publishing environment, much of the responsibility for promotion falls on the author. Bookstore co-owner Lynn Rosen offers five steps for authors to take when trying to create successful event partnerships with local bookstores.
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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Seattle Tops Well-Read Cities List, Thin-Slice Historical Fiction, and More
Musician creates punk album from William S. Burroughs’s Naked Lunch; why “translated fiction” is not a genre; Raymond Carver’s brother writes the author a birthday tribute; and other news.
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Against Neutral Translation, Claudia Rankine on Adrienne Rich, and More
What writers can learn from visual artists’ use of contrast; HarperCollins starts new development program for indie bookstores; the power of poetry to speak out for human rights; and other news.
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Inaugural Little Free Library Fest, Literary Hate Mail, and More
Creative Capital names new president; celebrating emerging Asian American poets; Milkweed Editions to open indie bookstore; and other news.
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Notable Cult Books, Uganda’s Mobile Library, and More
May writer horoscopes; Barnes & Noble’s Leonard Riggio on retirement and the future of bookstores; an interview with poet Cole Swenson; and other news.
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Barnes & Noble Leader Steps Down, a Call to Teach More Poetry, and More
Most sought-after out-of-print books; Pablo Neruda reburied in Chile; writing joy in memoirs of grief; and other news.
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Conversations With This Year’s Pulitzer Winners, the Library Card’s Fate, and More
Romance-only bookstore; earliest manuscripts by women on display in new exhibit; a conversation with poet Li-Young Lee; and other news.
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Unprintable Books, Hong Kong Bookstore Sells Banned Titles, and More
Tim Parks on the state of translation; five ways Infinite Jest predicted the future; T. S. Eliot’s notes on detective fiction; and other news.
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