Apple Loses Again in E-book Battle, Amazon Offers Buyouts to Warehouse Employees, and More
Novelist Eleanor Catton on writing strategies; why science fiction should be taken seriously; from blog to book; and other news.
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creative process
Labor of Love: The Anthology from Conception to Publication
Two novelists discuss the excitement and challenges of editing an anthology of essays.
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Where We Write: Kansas
Years after leaving her family farm in Kansas, a memoirist discovers meaning in her work while revisiting the past, and exploring her family’s relationship to the land.
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Ghost in the Machine: A Typewriter, a Postcard, and the Objects of Memory
A writer’s search for a typewriter brings her face to face with both present and past, and helps her understand ideas of friendship, memory, connection, and loss.
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Authors Join Forces Against Turkey’s Social Media Ban, Debate Over Bookstores, and More
British justice secretary sticks to his guns; Karen Russell’s sleep-deprived nation; customers unimpressed by Amazon settlement; 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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George Saunders’s Beginnings, Instagram’s Anonymous Poet, and More
David Foster Wallace on paper; Afghan women poets in photos and couplets; the dangers of computerized essay evaluation; and other news.
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Going Back Home: Unlocking the Secrets of Postresidency Stress Syndrome
A nonfiction writer and journalist offers advice for those struggling to return to daily life after attending a writers residency.
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The Sentimentalist: In Defense of Feeling
Emphasizing the distinction between sentiment and sentimentality, a poet makes his case for writing with genuine emotion.
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Poetry Versus Prose Debate Results in Violence, Shakespeare Science, and More
The New Yorker published an excerpt of Rebecca Mead’s My Life in Middlemarch; the Telegraph lists several products that use poets to move merchandise, including potato chips; USA Today details why generations of readers still love Austen’s Pride and Prejudice; and other news.
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