Look by Solmaz Sharif
Solmaz Sharif reads the poem "Lay" from her first book of poetry, Look, published in July by Graywolf Press.LAY downto sleep thento rest last nightto waste beforeacross a stretcheracross a shoulderover a legbeneath an...
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Multiple Choice by Alejandro Zambra
Alejandro Zambra reads from his book of fiction, Multiple Choice, in the original Spanish alongside the book's translator, Megan McDowell, who reads her English translation. The collection was published in July by Penguin Books.IV....
Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
With so many good books being published every month, some literary titles worth exploring can get lost in the stacks. Page One offers the first lines of a dozen recently released books, including Tig Notaro’s memoir, I’m Just a Person, and Mangalesh Dabral’s sixth poetry collection, This Number Does Not Exist, translated from the Hindi by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra.
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The Written Image: Robert Montgomery
Over the past decade, Scottish artist Robert Montgomery has created text and light installations across the world consisting of short poems made from neon, wood, and fire.
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Graphic Narrative Anthology Spotlights India, Hemingway the Middlebrow Revolutionary, and More
Fictional depictions of fatherhood; Australian publishers protest “open market” proposal; the emerging genre of Slut Lit; and other news.
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X-Rays Reveal Ancient Texts on Book Spines, Lit Hub’s Rotten Tomatoes for Books, and More
Hamilton’s song lyric algorithm; pairing books and film; poet Ocean Vuong on writing from the perspective of the “damned viewer”; and other news.
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Literary Inheritances, the Oldest Handwritten Document in Britain, and More
T. S. Eliot’s Poetry Book Society to close; advice for writing serialized fiction; book vending machines arrive in Singapore; and other news.
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Showtime Adapts Jonathan Franzen’s Purity, Jane Austen’s Reality Stars, and More
Yale students petition against “Major English Poets” course; life at an artist’s residency; poetry for LGBT Pride Month; and other news.
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Elizabeth Alexander Elected to Pulitzer Board, Emoji Bible, and More
The lost art of memorizing poetry; Louise Erdrich on her new novel; American Psycho adaptation to close on Broadway; and other news.
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Raining Poetry, the First Science-Fiction Story, and More
Herman Melville’s love affairs; Barnes & Noble Education partners with fourteen more colleges; poet francine j. harris on reinventing language; and other news.
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