Eileen Myles on Orlando, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Sterling Lord, and More
Lorrie Moore on Helen Gurley Brown and the “Modern Single Woman”; Knausgaard’s translator; Judith Butler’s influence on gender identity and pop culture; and other news.
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Borges’s Infinite Online Library, Retelling Fairy Tales, and More
Poet Kim Addonizio on her new essay collection; Marvel executive Sana Amanat on diversity and comic books; an interview with Pulitzer Prize–winner Viet Thanh Nguyen; and other news.
School Named for Poet Maya Angelou, Mysticism Library Goes Digital, and More
Apple begins its e-book refund distribution today; untranslated Spanish novel recommendations; how fiction can expose more than memoir; and other news.
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America Reads Exhibit, Women Crime Novelists, and More
The downsides of a world without Barnes & Noble; how reading saves lives; paintings based on a fictional poet; and other news.
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The Poetry of Fatherhood, Reading and Attraction, and More
Poem by young Michael Jordan up for auction; poet Bill Berkson has died; James Patterson’s BookShots imprint sells thirty thousand copies in one week; and other news.
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Amazon to Open Third Bookstore, Bloomsday Celebrations, and More
University of Texas acquires Raja Rao’s archive; the legacy of Jorge Luis Borges; Serial Reader app breaks down the classics; and other news.
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Graywolf Launches Galley Club, YALDA Champions Young Women Writers, and More
Prominent literary translator Gregory Rabassa has died; fiction writer Dorthe Nors on her formal experimentation; strange work habits of famous authors; and other news.
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Penguin Revives Modern Poets Series, WWII Fiction’s Renaissance, and More
New anthology modeled after The Canterbury Tales features stories of refugees in the U.K.; a poet and a novelist respond to the Orlando shooting; the trope of masculine genius; and other news.
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James Patterson’s Innovative Instinct
In his latest publishing venture, blockbuster novelist James Patterson has launched his “lightening-paced” novel series, BookShots, part of his ongoing efforts to support literacy and reach new readers.
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Writer’s Center Celebrates 40 Years
Celebrating its fortieth anniversary this year, the Washington, D.C–based Writer’s Center remains committed to its original mission: the “creation, publication, presentation, and dissemination of literary work” both in the D.C. area and nationwide.
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