Book Sanctuary Movement Grows
In response to the nationwide book-banning movement, libraries and other literary institutions are adopting the “sanctuary” label to show their commitment to protecting book access for readers.
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Ghosted: How an Agent Helped Me Write About My Disability—Then Disappeared
Rejection of your work can be crushing, especially when the subject of your writing is personal. A writing teacher and book coach recounts her experience being guided and then stood up by an agent who expressed interest in her book.
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Agents & Editors: Tanya McKinnon
The principal agent of McKinnon Literary talks about how publishing can be a form of activism, the different ways agents and authors can use comp titles, and how the future of the book business still holds many wonderful possibilities.
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Q&A: Francisco Aragón of Letras Latinas
The founder and director of Letras Latinas, the literary arm of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, reflects on twenty years of groundbreaking work and what’s next for the organization.
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The Antithesis of Inspiration: Why ChatGPT Will Never Write a Literary Masterpiece
Even though ChatGPT can replicate and regurgitate the texts it has consumed, it still lacks the unique inspiration that lived experience provides for writers. A teacher of creative writing puts the AI chatbot to the test.
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Miranda July on Zines
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In this short video, filmmaker and author Miranda July talks about Snarla, a feminist punk zine she created with Johanna Fateman while living in Berkeley, California. Their zine as well as other zines and works are on view in Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines at the Brooklyn Museum through March.
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Conferences in the Age of COVID
COVID-19 outbreaks continue to affect conference attendees and organizers alike; members of the literary community consider different ways event policies can realistically address public health needs.
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Pulitzer Prizes Open to Noncitizens
In a major victory for activists, particularly undocumented writers, a whole new group of people now have reason to be hopeful about their chances for the prestigious award.
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Ned Blackhawk on The Rediscovery of America
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In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, director of Yale University Press John Donatich speaks with author and historian Ned Blackhawk about his book The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History, for which he won the 2023 National Book Award in nonfiction.
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Authors Take On AI, File Lawsuits
To mimic human writing, AI technologies have been consuming millions of pages of copyrighted literature. Authors have filed several class-action lawsuits accusing AI companies of illicitly using their work and seeking compensation.
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