5 Over 50: 2020
Five authors over the age of fifty—Elizabeth Wetmore, Vivian Gibson, A. H. Kim, Susan Buttenwieser, and Daniel Becker—share excerpts from their first books.
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2020 National Book Awards Finalists, Writers Rally Behind Tsitsi Dangarembga, and More
The House of SpeakEasy has received a $100,000 grant from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation; Rumaan Alam discusses the timely lessons of his latest novel, Leave the World Behind; Sarah Kasbeer reflects on writing as a tool to examine trauma; and other stories.
Brooklyn Public Library Names Inaugural Poet-in-Residence, Allison Hill Urges Readers to Shop Indie, and More
Publishers Weekly checks in with the owners of Book Club in New York City; Irish poet Derek Mahon died on Friday; editors Motoyuki Shibata and Ted Goossen relaunch Monkey; and other stories.
Balkan Spring: Report From Literary Sofia, Bulgaria
In a continuing series on international writing communities, contributing editor Stephen Morison Jr. spends time with writers in the capital city of Bulgaria.
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Notes on Survival, 2020 PW Star Watch Finalists, and More
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has eliminated 525 positions in its education group; editor Bill Kartalopoulos reflects on the discontinuation of the annual Best American Comics anthology; Patrick Bassett named CEO of Powell’s Books; and other stories.
Kevin Young to Lead National Museum of African American History and Culture, Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Shortlist, and More
The shortlists for the 2020 National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose; Jamia Wilson to join Random House as vice president and executive editor; Gary Younge considers the enduring relevance of Richard Wright’s Native Son; and other stories.
Booker Prize Rescheduled Due to Obama Memoir, Writers Voice Support for Trans and Nonbinary People, and More
Kimiko Tobimatsu complicates traditional narratives of cancer; Juan Felipe Herrera reads poems on NPR; Joanna Scutts examines the legacy of poet Alice Dunbar-Nelson; and other stories.
Reading Lists for Banned Books Week, ZZ Packer on Breonna Taylor, and More
Marilynne Robinson reflects on the future of America; Tiffany McDaniel discusses staying true to her narrative; Charles Finch shares his approach to literary criticism; and other stories.
Macmillan Raises Entry-Level Salary, Namwali Serpell Donates Clarke Prize Money to Breonna Taylor Protestors, and More
Fariha Róisín on the debut novel that took her eighteen years to write; the Los Angeles Public Library system adapts to the pandemic era; Nicole Dennis-Benn celebrates the work of Lambda Literary; and other stories.
Craft Capsule: The Art of Literary Criticism
The author of Each of Us Killers shares a manifesto for literary criticism.
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