The Written Image: The Odyssey
In this issue we offer a look at Seymour Chwast’s graphic novel adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey, to be released by Bloomsbury in September.
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Q&A: NYU's Landau Directs Paris MFA
As director of NYU’s creative writing program, Deborah Landau speaks about the university’s new low-residency MFA program in Paris and the storied literary history of the City of Light.
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Small Press Points
Small Press Points highlights the innovative and can-do spirit of independent presses. This issue features H_NGM_N BKS, the independent publisher of full-length collections by emerging poets, chapbooks, and reissues of out-of-print books.
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 the Hudson Review, BOMB, Esopus, the Rattling Wall, and the Believer.
End-of-Summer Reading List, Robert Penn Warren's Punch Recipe, and More
Michele Filgate lists twelve books to choose for your end-of-summer reading list; Jonathan Evison suggests readers desire a collaborative challenge; Sandra Beasley offers advice for visiting writers; and other news.
Books That Shaped America, First-Time Authors Over Forty, and More
Roxane Gay offers thoughts on how to be a writer; Beyond the Margins rounds up many other famous authors whose first work appeared after age forty; Flavorpill lists its most anticipated books coming out this fall, including Zadie Smith's NW, Junot Díaz's This is How You Lose Her, and The Middlesteins, by Jami Attenberg; and other news.
Another Self-Published Erotica Series Lands Book Deal, David Mitchell Mobbed in China, and More
Cloud Atlas author David Mitchell was recently mobbed by autograph seekers in China; Amazon has launched the India Kindle Store; designer Craig Mod provides his insight regarding producing books for specific platforms; and other news.
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Frank Rich Revisits Nora Ephron, First-Time Authors Over Forty, and More
The director of Missouri State University's bookstore has been fired after over eighty thousand dollars was discovered in his desk; Frank Rich revisits the life and work of his friend Nora Ephron; M. J. Rose discusses the pressure on authors to engage with social media; and other news.
Bad Book Review Backlash, Most Anticipated Fall Titles, and More
J. Robert Lennon breaks down how to write a good bad book review; New York magazine's Kathryn Schulz lists the fall books she most wants to read; CNN details how five writers toured five Southern states in seven days; and other news.
Laura Miller's Positive Criticism, Self-Publishing Boom, and More
Laura Miller weighs in on the state of literary criticism; BuzzFeed rounded up thirty writing tips from acclaimed authors, including Elmore Leonard, Toni Morrison, and Edgar Allan Poe; the New York Times examines the growing enterprise of self-publishing; and other news.
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