Writers React to Donald Trump, Book Trade “Dismayed” Over Election, and More
Science fiction novels with a political bent; literary podcasts; former National Book Award judge argues against the awards’ recent changes; and other news.
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The Dancers Who Influence Zadie Smith, National Authors Day, and more.
Witches as bodily translations of fear; Fanny Howe on religion and race; a tour of Marlon James’s Minneapolis loft; and other news.
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Hilton Als on James Baldwin, Philip Roth to Donate Personal Book Collection to Newark Library, and More
Man found guilty of murdering author and book dealer over rare copy of The Wind in the Willows; two interviews with late poet Max Ritvo; ten words whose meanings have changed drastically over time; and other news.
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Poet Donald Hall on Solitude, Zadie Smith’s New Novel, and More
On posthumous poetry collections; two new books address attention in the digital world; Swedish Academy unable to reach Bob Dylan; and other news.
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Good Sex in Fiction Award, Artist Reimagines W. B. Yeats Play, and More
Tom Wolfe novel adapted as miniseries without his knowledge; Margaret Atwood on Trump supporters and her fictional dystopias; Man Booker winner László Krasznahorkai on various notions of “home”; and other news.
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The Needle’s Eye by Fanny Howe
Fanny Howe reads from her latest essay collection, The Needle’s Eye: Passing Through Youth, published in November by Graywolf Press.
Embryonic
Once upon a time in Uzbekistan there was a boy named Faroukh who had the...
Am I Alone Here? by Peter Orner
Peter Orner reads “Upper Moose Lake, 1990,” from his new essay collection, Am I Alone Here?, published in November by Catapult.
Upper Moose Lake, 1990
I’m twenty-two, I’m drunk, I’m in a canoe. The Boundary Waters of northern...
I’ll Tell You in Person by Chloe Caldwell
Chloe Caldwell reads an excerpt from “Hungry Ghost,” included in her new essay collection, I’ll Tell You in Person, published in October by Emily Books.
How the Internet Helps Indies, Twitter Essays, and More
National Book Award finalists announced; on women writers’ privacy and author photos; Junot Díaz on the role of the humanities; and other news.
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Pokémon Go Inspires Book Game, Weird Guinness Book Records, and More
President Obama’s lucrative book deals; National Read a Book Day; Belle Boggs on her new memoir; and other news.
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