Barnes & Noble Leader Steps Down, a Call to Teach More Poetry, and More
Most sought-after out-of-print books; Pablo Neruda reburied in Chile; writing joy in memoirs of grief; 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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Librarians of Timbuktu vs. Al-Qaida, the Lyric Essay’s Fictions, and More
Rigoberto González on the marginalization of Latino poets; celebrities and their “book selfies”; Pulitzers boost book sales; and other news.
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Writers Remember Prince, Poems for Earth Day, and More
Shakespeare at four hundred; poetry’s etymology; the risk of writing between genres; and other news.
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Writers on TIME’s Most Influential People List, Autofiction’s Predecessors, and More
Charlotte Brontë’s bicentenary; the poetry of Rosmarie Waldrop; Bret Easton Ellis on the Broadway version of his novel American Psycho; and other news.
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Adonis on the Poetry of War, George Saunders’s First Novel, and More
Fanny Howe’s poetry of resistance; Emily St. John Mandel reflects on her book tour; NEA grants $550,000 to Library of America; and other news.
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Conversations With This Year’s Pulitzer Winners, the Library Card’s Fate, and More
Romance-only bookstore; earliest manuscripts by women on display in new exhibit; a conversation with poet Li-Young Lee; and other news.
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Contemporary Poets to Read Now, Eileen Myles Inspires New Feminists, and More
Hilary Mantel’s writing day; an interview with National Book Award winner Ha Jin; U. of Illinois launches massive open online course in Modern American poetry; and other news.
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Juan Felipe Herrera Named Poet Laureate for Second Term, Writing Apps, and More
Discoveries from reading for an audience; on the life and work of Dorothy Parker; Blanche Knopf’s hand in the publishing empire; and other news.
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National Bookmobile Day, Equine Library, and More
Marianne Moore’s revival; first books after forty; a new Kindle for book fetishists; and other news.
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