Poet Donald Hall on Solitude, Zadie Smith’s New Novel, and More
On posthumous poetry collections; two new books address attention in the digital world; Swedish Academy unable to reach Bob Dylan; and other news.
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Poets on Video, Writer Saves Work From Burning Home, and More
Louise Glück and James McBride receive National Humanities Medals; poet Elizabeth Alexander on the Museum of African American History and Culture; Carla Hayden sworn in as fourteenth librarian of congress; and other news.
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Return and Repeat, Culminate and Continue: On Crafting the End in Fiction
Employing models from fiction masters Jhumpa Lahiri, Jane Smiley, ZZ Packer, among others, fiction writer and editor Jennifer De Leon explores various approaches to craft endings in fiction.
Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel Has Died, Intimacy in Literature, and More
Revisiting Vladimir Nabokov’s memoir; Garrison Keillor retires from A Prairie Home Companion; Amazon plans to open fourth physical bookstore in New York City; and other news.
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Reginald Dwayne Betts on Poetry and Law, Stephen King’s Mixtape, and More
Neil Gaiman's Norse mythology; breaking taboos and loving the characters we fear; twelve essential American books; and other news.
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Amazon to Open Third Bookstore, Bloomsday Celebrations, and More
University of Texas acquires Raja Rao’s archive; the legacy of Jorge Luis Borges; Serial Reader app breaks down the classics; and other news.
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The Time Is Now: Writing Prompts and Exercises
Create a found poem, break your habits, or be an ambassador to your own country—three prompts to ignite the creative process.
Pat Conroy Literary Center, LGBTQ Novel Recommendations, and More
Carla Hayden close to securing Librarian of Congress appointment; fiction writer Max Porter on the fragmentary nature of grief; the vindication of Ernest Hemingway’s second wife; 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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