Laila Lalami’s Reading List, YA Criticism Versus Cancel Culture, and More
The tools to start writing your book; Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s hundredth birthday; W. S. Merwin’s pattern of circularity; and other news.
Genre: Not Genre-Specific
Tolkien
Caption:
“It’s a story about journeys. The journeys we take to prove ourselves.” Tolkien is a biopic exploring acclaimed author J. R. R. Tolkien’s teenage years, as he navigates friendship and love while in school, leading up to World War I. Directed by Dome Karukoski, the film stars Nicholas Hoult as Tolkien and Lily Collins as Edith Bratt—his muse and later wife.
Genre:
Linda Gregg Has Died, Whiting Award Winners, and More
The Academy of American Poets launches new leadership awards; Dr. Tressie McMillan speaks to Roxane Gay; why journalists don’t make good protagonists; and other news.
Trump Calls to Close NEA, Tommy Orange Wins PEN/Hemingway Award, and More
American Booksellers Association CEO set to retire; the 2019 Lukas Prize winners; Naomi Cohn on poetic mess; and other news.
Carol Gilligan’s Radical Listening, Jerome Foundation Awards, and More
Wellcome Prize finalists, Walter Isaacson joins Arcadia Publishing, Miriam Toews on (Mennonite) women talking; and other news.
Remembering W. S. Merwin, Laurie Halse Anderson on Speaking Out, and More
Dave Eggers on the next generation; Apple to adapt Pachinko as drama series; climate change and the mandate of travel writers; and other news.
National Book Critics Circle Awards, F+W Media Declares Bankruptcy, and More
Alicia Keys is the first author of Oprah Winfrey and Flatiron Books imprint; Honoré de Balzac's love affair in letters, a not-very-chill audience at Be More Chill on Broadway; and other news.
Windham-Campbell Prize Winners, American Academy of Arts and Letters Awards, and More
Harper Lee’s letter on the sell-outs of her hometown; Arthur A. Levine to launch new indie press; Rick Singer’s book reviews; and other news.
Man Booker International Longlist, Science Fiction Foretells the Future, and More
New translation imprint HarperVia; Maurice Carlos Ruffin on satire; The Left Hand of Darkness at fifty; and other news.
Triangle Award Finalists, Literary Rivalries, and More
Benn Steil wins American history book award; keeping up with indie presses; remembering Rachel Ingalls; and other news.
Pages
