Pulling the Plug on a Labor of Love
The former editor of Ellipses…Literary Serials and Narrative Culture shares six tips on how to avoid the pitfalls of a literary journal start-up.
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Hemingway House Preservationists See the Writing on the Wall—Literally
Preservationists in Havana, Cuba, recently announced that they have discovered unpublished notes by Ernest Hemingway on the wall of a bathroom in the house where he lived for more than twenty years. Hemingway fans and scholars probably shouldn't get too excited, however. They didn't uncover Papa's character sketch for an unfinished nov
Lost for More Than Fifty Years, Pearl S. Buck Manuscript Found
The Philadelphia office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced yesterday that it had found the original manuscript of Pearl S. Buck's The Good Earth (John Day, 1931), which had been considered missing since the mid-1960s.
Another Newspaper Cuts Back Coverage Of Books
It is, by now, a familiar story, but one worth repeating: Another newspaper has decided to cut back its book review coverage. The Sunday book review section of the San Diego Union-Tribune has folded—the June 24 stand-alone section was the newspaper's last. Beginning July 1, the Union-Tribune's coverage of books will
Jury Finds Laura Albert Guilty of Fraud, Breach of Contract
On Friday, a jury in Manhattan Federal District Court found Laura
Albert guilty of fraud and breach of contract for her pseudonymous
invention of JT Leroy, the character whose name she used to sign an
option contract for the film rights to Sarah (Bloomsbury,
2000). The jury ordered Albert to pay $116,500 to Antidote
International Films, Inc., the production company that planned to make
a feature film of her novel before the story broke about JT Leroy's
true identity in 2005.
Ptown's Fine Arts Work Center Appoints New Executive Director
It took more than six months, but the Fine Arts Work Center (FAWC) in Provincetown, Massachusetts, has finally found a new executive director: Margaret Murphy.
Salman Rushdie Knighted by Queen
On June 16, fiction writer Salman Rushdie was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his service to literature, British media reported. Sir Salman Rushdie, as the author is now known, was among nineteen nonresident Indians who were recognized by the queen for their contribution to various fields.
Two Nigerian Authors, Achebe and Adichie, Win Major Awards
As Newspapers Cut Back Review Space, Big Mags Roll Out Their Fiction Issues
Tomorrow night, the New York Center for Independent Publishing (previously the Small Press Center) will host a panel discussion titled "Save Our Book Reviews!" as part of the National Book Critics Circle's ongoing "Campaign to Save Book Reviews."
Daniel Menaker Steps Down as Random House Top Editor
Random House Publishing Group announced today that Daniel Menaker will
step down as executive editor in chief at the end of this month. Hired
four years ago—after a sixteen-month stint as an executive editor at
HarperCollins—for his literary sensibilities and publishing acumen,
Menaker says the decision to leave was mutual.
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