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Shelf Awareness solicits public nominations for new Barnes & Noble CEO; unpublished poem by haiku master Masaoko Shiki discovered; how two men stole thousands of rare books and prints in 1980; and other news.
Walmart gets into the e-book business; a new book recommendation app; Chronicle Books launches Chinese-language children’s book imprint; and other news.
Advice for an aspiring writer; Cynthia Cruz on her revision process; Michael Cohen’s canceled book deal; and other news.
In this TED Talk, Casey Gerald speaks about a poignant day in his childhood and how those events altered his thoughts on belief, faith, and doubt. Gerald is the author of the debut memoir, There Will Be No Miracles Here (Riverhead Books, 2018), and is featured in “The Genre of Resistance” in the September/October issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
“One of the most surprising responses to my book came from my mother. She said above all what the poems illustrated to her is that anyone can be a monster to any number of people—even if they don’t intend to act in ways that harm,” writes Diana Arterian in an essay on the Poetry Foundation’s blog, Harriet. Write an essay about a time when you were caught off guard by a surprising or unusual response to your creative writing, perhaps by someone close to you. How did this unexpected, or unintended, reaction offer a new perspective into your own work?
Jason Reynolds named Indie First spokesperson; Ada Limón on writing without permission; Little Brown to publish Goodnight Trump parody; and other news.
Eve L. Ewing to write Marvel series Ironheart; New York library starts lending out ties; poet Robley Wilson has died; and other news.
Bhutan’s underground literary scene; British publisher John Calder has died; the 1920s cure for writer’s block; and other news.
Sarah Viren reads an essay for the There Will Be Words reading series in Orlando, Florida. Viren is the author of the debut essay collection, Mine (University of New Mexico Press, 2018), and is featured in “The Genre of Resistance” in the September/October issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Khaled Hosseini on staying engaged with the refugee crisis; Joshua Cohen interviews Harold Bloom; fictional snacks; and other news.
