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Colm Tóibín has been selected to serve as the next Laureate for Irish Fiction; Jami Attenberg reflects on the importance of curiosity; biographer Ruth Franklin discusses Shirley Jackson’s genre-defying career; and other stories.
Macmillan announces two-year partnership with Start Lighthouse with $84,000 donation; editor and writer Ann Arensberg has died; Esmée Weijun Wang interviews Andrew Garfield for the Believer; and other stories.
Who doesn’t appreciate a nice notebook to write in? Belgian expat and artist Henry might be taking his love of Moleskine notebooks a step too far in this New Yorker Shorts & Murmurs film written, performed, and directed by Sam Bronowski.
Kyle Chayka ponders the pleasures of Wordle; Mira Ptacin considers the balancing act of the mother-artist; Ariel Saramandi recommends books by Mauritian women writers; and other stories.
Novelist Iraj Pezeshkzad has died; Bianca Stone shares lessons from her latest poetry collection; Ella Baxter discusses putting kink and grief side-by-side in New Animal; and other stories.
The National Book Foundation will host sixteen events across the country this spring; Juana Adcock reflects on translating in the age of capitalism; Isabel Allende discusses her latest novel, Violeta; and other stories.
Erin Aubry Kaplan pays tribute to the late writer Eric Priestley; Liz Hartman analyzes best-seller data from 2021; Kaveh Akbar discusses the writing of Pilgrim Bell; and other stories.
Writer Teresa Mathew recounts her search for Indian grocery stores in New York City; the Millions preview books publishing in the first half of the year; Sam Jordison considers the enduring influence of The Artist’s Way; and other stories.
Paul Bogaards announces independent publicity firm; rare book collection expected to fetch upwards of $12 million; Bookshop U.K. surpasses £2 million in money earned for independent bookstores; and other stories.
Neil MacGregor leads the judging panel for this year’s Booker Prize; Michael Dirda selects books for an off-the-grid retreat; Edgar Gomez shares their ambition for their debut memoir; and other stories.
