The Kafka Band, Writing as an Immigrant, and More
Director William Friedkin retraces Proust’s footsteps; Utah governor appoints Paisley Rekdal state poet laureate; the American Writers Museum opens today with a W. S. Merwin exhibit; and other news.
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Writing Through Grief, the World’s Most Sought-After Printer, and More
Poet Tommy Pico redefines nature poetry in his new collection; Wisconsin makes May 12 Lorine Niedecker Day; the golden age of Chinese science fiction; and other news.
The Social Dynamics of Book Clubs, Serial Fiction Apps, and More
Harry Potter prequel story stolen; Edan Lepucki collects photos of mothers before they were mothers; Karen Kosztolnyik named new editor of Grand Central Publishing; and other news.
Two Dollar Radio Moving Pictures
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Author, dancer, and scholar Barbara Browning plays Iggy Pop’s “The Passenger” on the ukulele for this video to promote Two Dollar Radio’s micro-budget film division.
The Klencke Atlas Online, Books for Mother’s Day, and More
Fiona McFarlane wins £30,000 Dylan Thomas Prize; bookseller Bill Petrocelli sues California over “Autograph Law”; Junot Díaz interviews Samuel R. Delany about science fiction; and other news.
Storied, De-storied, Re-storied
“My whole life I’ve been interested in trying to rewrite both war and girl myth,” says Lidia Yuknavitch about her new novel, The Book of Joan (Harper, 2017). “I’m trying to open up an old story so we can look it over again. I believe anything that can be storied can be de-storied and re-storied, and it’s one of the only ways we can retain hope.” In “The Other Side of Burning” by Amy Gall in the May/June issue of Poets & Writers Magazine, Yuknavitch discusses what it was like to reimagine the story of Joan of Arc for the new novel. Think of a myth or a heroine whose story has resonated with you, or that connects to a certain aspect of your identity. Write an essay that actively works to de-story and then re-story, and incorporates a discovery in your own life—perhaps resulting in a new version of an old truth.
Rebecca Solnit
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“There is no good answer to how to be a woman.” At the Strand Book Store, Jia Tolentino interviews Rebecca Solnit on her new book, The Mother of All Questions: Further Reports from the Feminist Revolution (Haymarket Books, 2017).
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Joy Harjo Wins Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, Medieval Marginalia, and More
Amazon’s new buy button sparks controversy; Karl Ove Knausgaard on curating an Edvard Munch exhibit; Claudia Rankine talks poetry and race with the Paris Review; and other news.
Craft Capsule: Loving the Rubble
Poets and writers share their notes on writing in this series of micro craft essays. In the latest installment: the memoirist’s curse.
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KFC’s Romance Novel, Pearson Announces More Cuts, and More
American Writers Museum to open next week; Bill Clinton and James Patterson pen a political thriller; the country homes of the Bloomsbury Group; and other news.
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