The Lack of Diversity in the Publishing Industry, Banned Books Week Begins, and More
Penguin launches Cartoon Network imprint; speed-reading a novel; the trouble with writing; and other news.
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Hilary Mantel’s Controversial New Short Story, the Slow Reading Movement, and More
A marathon Dylan Thomas reading; forthcoming books on ISIS; the debate about young adult fiction; and other news.
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The History of American Reading Culture, Alan Moore Drafts Novel Over a Million Words Long, and More
The New York Times launches new best-seller lists; Lena Dunham’s forthcoming memoir; The Great Gatsby, tweet by tweet; and other news.
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Ben Lerner on Writing Fiction, Tim Howard Inks Memoir Deal, and More
Robert Hass wins Wallace Stevens Award; two new typewriter apps for the iPad; against "against"; and other news.
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Finding Your Muse, On Not Writing, and More
Stephen King announces fall book tour; 3-D children's books for the visually impaired; in defense of Comic Sans; and other news.
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The Secret Life of Elena Ferrante, New York's Floating Library, and More
The long road to publishing Laura Ingalls Wilder's Pioneer Girl; a library with no books; the relationship between writing and fishing; and other news.
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Posthumous Oscar Hijuelos Novel Forthcoming, Sale of Perseus Delayed, and More
George W. Bush pens biography of his father; John Cheever’s Ossining house for sale; sex guide returned to NYPL after 54 years; and other news.
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Simon & Schuster Negotiates With Amazon, Lena Dunham Seeks Book Tour Performers, and More
Women & Children First Bookstore sold; a robot writes poetry in a mall; Joely Richardson to play Emily Dickinson; and other news.
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Three Arrested in Spain for Illegal Book Scanning, Newly Discovered P. L. Travers Story, and More
A Hachette negotiator speaks out; Jennifer Weiner’s take on smiling authors; Gordon Lish at eighty; and other news.
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Charles Wright Named U.S. Poet Laureate, PEN Condemns Slaying of Thai Poet, and More
Leslie Jamison signs seven-figure deal with Little, Brown; Cambridge students struggle with poem; documentaries on Susan Sontag and W. S. Merwin; and other news.
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