Amazon Launches Kindle Unlimited, North Carolina Poet Laureate Resigns, and More
E-book sales up by 5.1 percent; nation’s oldest LGBT bookstore gets a new life; Singapore reverses decision to destroy books; and other news.
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80,000 Illegal Books Seized in Uganda, Colum McCann Discusses Attack, and More
Kensington Publishing expands agreement with Penguin Random House; Book Culture rehires four fired managers; Brazenhead Books to close its doors; and other news.
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Frank Bidart: New York City 2014
Frank Bidart reads from his most recent poetry collection, Metaphysical Dog (FSG, 2013), then discusses his work with novelist William Giraldi, at the Poets & Writers Live event on June 21, 2014, in New York City. Introduction by Kevin...
Colum McCann Assaulted, Burt Reynolds’s Memoir, and More
Mira Jacob remembers her first job; Edan Lepucki’s windfall; Charles Simic’s soccer addiction; and other news.
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Wallace Stevens’s Home for Sale, Shelf Awareness Turns Nine, and More
Book Culture owners respond to uproar over firings; prolific polyglots; authors get caught up in the drama of the World Cup; and other news.
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Hachette and Ingram Buy Perseus, Pediatricians Recommend Reading to Children, and More
New fairy tales discovered in Germany; Lambda Literary awarded $10,000; Patti Smith recites poetry; and other news.
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The Brains of Creative Writers, Writer's Digest Ends Partnership with Author Solutions, and More
Rutgers appoints poet A. Van Jordan to faculty; BookStats discontinues services; NYPL to potentially restructure its board; and other news.
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Small Press Points: Augury Books
Small Press Points highlights the innovation and can-do spirit of independent presses. This issue features Augury Books, an independent poetry press based in New York City that recently expanded to include story collections and nonfiction books to its catalogue.
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Hard Love Province by Marilyn Chin
Marilyn Chin reads six poems from her latest collection, Hard Love Province, published in June by Norton.
Alba: Moon Camellia Loverfor Don Lonewolf
Last night through the camellia bolesI gazed, transfixed...
Apple Settles E-book Suit, Jhumpa Lahiri Joins Princeton Faculty, and More
South Carolina governor okays penalty for LGBT literature; Los Angeles seeks new poet laureate; the effects of the Internet on the novel; and other news.
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