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The Art of Reading Lauren Slater
In her genre-defying book Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir, published in 2000 by Random House, Lauren Slater toys with the conventions of fact, fiction, memory, and art, introducing fabricated occurrences and physical conditions to unveil the truth of her experience—and of the human condition.
The Other Side by Lacy M. Johnson
Lacy M. Johnson reads an excerpt from her memoir The Other Side, forthcoming in July from Tin House Books.
I crash through the screen door, arms flailing like two loose propellers, stumbling like a woman on fire: hair and clothes...
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Target Announces E-book Partnership, Amy Poehler’s Memoir, and More
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Publishers Weekly's New Self-Publishing Site, Mark Twain's Racism, and More
J. Lo’s challenging memoir; Authors Alliance takes off; one hundred and fifty new words; and other news.
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Students Seek Trigger Warnings in Lit Classes, Bob Dylan's Da Vinci Code, and More
Jane Campion makes a bid to direct film adaptation of Rachel Kushner’s The Flame Throwers; promoting diversity in children’s literature; the growing popularity of “cell phone novels”; and other news.
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A Memoirist's Deadly Discovery, Hillary Clinton’s Hard Choices, and More
The detective work that exposed memoirist Misha Defonseca; Tennessee school board overturns ban on Mark Haddon novel; the struggle to avoid a monopoly in the publishing industry; and other news.
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Historic Giovanni’s Room Closes Its Doors, New York City's Secret Libraries, and More
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Poem in Your Pocket Day, the Great Poets' Brawl of '68, and More
Paul Simon remembers Seamus Heaney; Irvine Welsh joins graphic novel team; life as an openly gay writer in Kenya; and other news.
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