Computers Write Bad Poems, Emily Dickinson’s Biographers, and More
Elena Ferrante interviewed; Copper Canyon Press launches the New Poets Project; how to incorporate today’s tech into fiction; and other news.
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Márquez’s Hometown Truths, Naming Minor Characters, and More
How reading fiction teaches empathy; a case for reading Proust on a cell phone; the need for more people of color in editorial positions; and other news.
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Mapping Author Histories Through Faces, the Brontës’ Brilliance in Isolation, and More
Amazon plans to open more stores; an interview with Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen; Nancy Drew “too female” for CBS; and other news.
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Astronomy Software Dates Sappho Poem, Lena Dunham Releases Surprise Book, and More
Bookslut founder Jessa Crispin on the decline of online book culture; J. K. Rowling on freedom of expression; Han Kang wins Man Booker International Prize for fiction; and other news.
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The Emergency Poet, Mary Gaitskill on Endings, and More
Allegory versus metaphor; the aphorism’s long history; Pulitzer Prize winner Gregory Pardlo on the value of poetry; and other news.
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Emily Dickinson’s Gardens, Pablo Neruda Film, and More
Geek Love author Katherine Dunn has died; Lydia Davis on translation; Greek poets on the future of the arts in their country; and other news.
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Against Neutral Translation, Claudia Rankine on Adrienne Rich, and More
What writers can learn from visual artists’ use of contrast; HarperCollins starts new development program for indie bookstores; the power of poetry to speak out for human rights; and other news.
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Algorithm Selects Book to Publish, Bookslut’s Final Issue, and More
Shelfie app partners with U.S. bookstore; Ruth Ozeki on embodied writing; on avoiding childbirth scenes in fiction; and other news.
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The Handmaid’s Tale Adapted for Hulu, Writing From the Darkness, and More
How Houghton Mifflin Harcourt grapples with Mein Kamp’s profits; an interview with poet Wendy Xu; poet and anti-war activist Daniel Berrigan dies at ninety-four; and other news.
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Pirate Libraries, L.A.’s Literati Hub, and More
From playwright to novelist; novelist Angela Flournoy’s moment; poet logic; and other news.
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