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Three indy bookstores have filed a lawsuit against Amazon and the big six publishers; poet and critic Adam Kirsch takes the pulse of the contemporary essay; Volume 1 Brooklyn dedicated its first in a series of literary trading cards to David Foster Wallace; and other news.
GalleyCat casts a sober eye on economics for genre authors; gridiron poetics for Super Sunday; Ann Patchett explains that bookstores are not dead; and other news.
Stephen King has released a Kindle Single; Robert Polito has been named the Poetry Foundation’s new president; Jonathan Ames and actor Jason Schwartzman are working on a film adaptation of Bernard Malamud's Pictures of Fidelman; and other news.
The Academy of American Poets has elected Claudia Rankine, Marilyn Nelson, and C. D. Wright to its board of chancellors; the American Booksellers Association added forty new independent bookstores in 2012; poet and novelist Julianna Baggott's bestselling Pure is set for adaptation by Twilight producer Karen Rosenfelt; and other news.
Self-published author Terri Donald is suing movie star Tyler Perry; Neil Gaiman is penning an HBO adaptation of his book American Gods; Creative Loafing takes the pulse of Atlanta's burgeoning literary community; and other news.
Join indie author Edie Rhoads as she showcases the local literary treasures of one of America’s most picturesque cities.
Founded in the city of St. Louis in 1969, Left Bank Books is a lesbian-owned independent bookstore offering a wide range of new and used books, and specializing in politics, contemporary arts and literature, high-quality children’s books, African American interest, and more.
The store hosts over 200 events each year, including author discussions, reading group meetings, and many other community gatherings.
Adam Ross, author of the New York Times Notable Book Mr. Peanut, takes us on a tour of his beloved Nashville, "a great secret, cool as all get-out but never self-consciously hip or competitive," with a literary life as vibrant as its musical one.
Author and Tin House Magazine editor Michelle Wildgen serves as our guide to the literary locales of Madison, Wisconsin, a city whose lofty earnestness in everything from food to literature inspired her two novels.
Founded in 2010, Libros Schmibros is a lending library and used bookstore that seeks to foster the literary and cultural life of Boyle Heights in Los Angeles. Working with local residents, artists, writers, readers and public officials, Libros Schmibros is dedicated to both the exploration of literature and the study, questioning, celebration, and betterment of Southern California.
