Creativity Myths, David Duchovny's Novel, and More
Book returned sixty-five years late; prison book ban lifted; poet celebrates centenary birthday; and other news.
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Inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction, Genre Apocalypse, and More
Rod McKuen has died; poems for cash; Minnesota’s moment; and other news.
Colleen McCullough Has Died, Voltaire Book a Bestseller in France, and More
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Helen Macdonald Wins Costa Prize, the Jaipur Literature Festival, and More
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Cervantes’s Casket, Charles Simic on Mark Strand, and More
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Robert Burns’s Walking Routes, Lena Dunham Interviewed, and More
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Joan Didion’s Favorite Books, Robots Learn Your Handwriting, and More
Amazon debates; technical emphasis in English classes; Claudia Rankine’s double NBCC nominations; and other news.
Junot Díaz Novel Named Best of 21st Century, Prison Book Ban Lifted, and More
W. H. Auden and Charlie Hebdo; Arabic Fiction Prize longlist includes more women; literary podcasts; and other news.
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Michel Houellebecq Interviewed, Guantanamo Bay Prisoner’s Book Published, and More
Susan Howe and Modernism; Uni Project’s pop-up reading rooms; Amazon’s power over publishing; and other news.
Launching a Best-Seller Without Selling Your Soul: The Rewards of Self-Promotion
Through blogging, social media, newsletters, and book giveaways, a novelist teams up with the founder of WeGrowMedia to market her book—and show how making a personal connection with readers can go a long way towards making a book a best-seller.
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