Lambda’s San Diego School Initiative
In the LGBTQ Writers in Schools program’s first district-wide partnership, Lambda Literary teams up with the second largest school district in California to bring LGBTQ books and authors to students.
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Literary MagNet
Literary MagNet chronicles the start-ups and closures, successes and failures, anniversaries and accolades, changes of editorship and special issues—in short, the news and trends—of literary magazines in America. This issue’s MagNet features Zoetrope: All-Story, Tweed’s Magazine of Literature & Art, the Normal School, Caketrain, and Irish Pages.
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The Written Image: Jennifer Collier
UK artist Jennifer Collier uses repurposed books and papers to sculpt an array of art objects inspired by the very materials used to create them—from stilettos made from the pages of Little Women to gloves fashioned from the illustrated text of Alice in Wonderland—each finished project a reflection of the written words from which it’s made.
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Reviewers & Critics: Roxane Gay
The second installment of Reviewers & Critics features longtime book critic and culture essayist Roxane Gay, a true powerhouse in literary circles.
The Moment of Truth: Eleven Authors Share Stories of Life-Changing Retreats
Melissa Febos, Jay Baron Nicorvo, and nine other authors share their stories of the major turning points they experienced.
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Hilary Mantel Made a Dame, Mark Twain Plaque Returned, and More
Folio Prize shortlist announced; Assia Djebar has died; authors and social media; and other news.
The Literary Hub, Man Donates Fortune to Local Library, and More
Graphing plot shape; poets as miracle-workers; open endings; and other news.
Little Free Library Crackdown, Langston Hughes Production, and More
Poet Elise Partridge has died; Harper Lee novel number one at Amazon; authenticity in fiction; and other news.
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Mobile African Poetry, Harper Lee’s Reclusiveness, and More
The search for Doris Lessing’s biographer; ISIS destroys books; learning to love reading; and other news.
To Kill a Mockingbird Sequel, Moscow Library Fire, and More
New publishing venture; Auden’s syllabus; Jane Austen’s family letters; and other news.
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