Novels to Escape the News, Fictionalizing the Past, and More
The problem of the “important, inappropriate literary man;” Harper Lee letters go to auction this week; on writing fully realized characters; and other news.
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Metafictional Worlds, Notable Translations, and More
American Psycho reconsidered; the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction; on confessional writing by women; and other news.
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Whiting Award Winners Announced, the Dime Novel’s Return, and More
On the craft choices of debut novelists; BuzzFeed launches section for new writing; missing Hong Kong editor returns; and other news.
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Roxane Gay’s An Untamed State Adapted for Film, Kafka Curiosities, and More
Kimiko Hahn elected president of Poetry Society of America; discovery of original German Darkness at Noon manuscript prompts new translation; Daniel Clowes on his career as a graphic novelist; and other news.
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World Poetry Day, James Patterson’s BookShots, and More
Prince announces upcoming memoir; Europe’s first print-on-demand bookstore; women poets to read right now; and other news.
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Fiction’s Spotlight on Solitude, Bad Advice From Great Authors, and More
National Book Critics Circle Awards winners announced; lost H. P. Lovecraft manuscript discovered in defunct magic shop; a reading of Moby-Dick by famous actors; and other news.
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Defining Successful Poets, Patient Prose, and More
Screenwriter and director Michael Mann launches publishing imprint; on the “misunderstood” poet Stevie Smith; Qatari poet released from prison; and other news.
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James Tate’s Last Poem, Hidden Gems of Irish Lit, and More
Shakespeare’s last handwritten manuscript digitized; literary translation quality versus celebrity; HarperCollins to offer discount Mockingbird paperbacks to schools; and other news.
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Writing Blindness, Celebrating Octavia Butler, and More
VIDA staff shares the books that changed their lives; Amazon plans to open San Diego bookstore; Morgan Jerkins on black women writers’ diaries; and other news.
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C. D. Wright Tribute, Linked Collections, and More
Jane Eyre and the invention of the self; a singer’s homage to poet Anna Akhmatova; Ann Beattie on David Markson; and other news.
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