Literary Love, Knausgaard’s Road Trip Through Russia, and More
Children’s publishing industry reckons with sexual harassment; Audre Lorde’s poetry of self-care; a call to protect the National Endowment for the Arts; and other news.
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Bad Stories: What the Hell Just Happened to Our Country
Described as “a lamentation aimed at providing clarity,” Bad Stories: What the Hell Just Happened to Our Country is Steve Almond's effort to make sense of our historical moment using literary voices, including Melville, Orwell, Bradbury, and Baldwin.
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Literary MagNet: Dionisia Morales
Dionisia Morales on five journals that published essays from her debut collection, Homing Instincts.
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Trump Renews Call to Eliminate NEA and NEH, Barnes and Noble Layoffs, and More
American Library Association announces winners of Newbery and Caldecott Medals; controversy over Francisco Cantú’s memoir; Washington Post launches best-seller list that accounts for Amazon data; and other news.
Duluth School District Nixes Classic Novels, Judy Blume Takes a Break From Writing, and More
Romance audiobook actors on the challenges of the job; class politics of the U.K. publishing industry; original book jackets of fifty risqué literary texts; and other news.
Nabokov’s Dream Diary, Posthumous Foucault Book, and More
Penguin Random House launches young adult imprint for diverse books; novelist Rumaan Alam joins New York Times Books desk; the poet behind the Coca-Cola Super Bowl commercial; and other news.
Avid Bookshop
Avid Bookshop is a locally-owned, Athens, Georgia-based business. The shop regularly holds events such as readings and book signings, kids’ story times, poetry nights, workshops with authors, and more.
Avenue 50 Studio
Avenue 50 Studio is a nonprofit arts presentation organization grounded in Chicano and Latino culture, visual arts, and the Northeast Los Angeles community that seeks to bridge cultures through artistic expression, using content-driven art to educate and stimulate intercultural understanding. Their programming includes art exhibitions, art workshops, lectures, poetry and readings, as well as hosting annual events such as Dia de los Muertos.
Elizabeth Alexander Named President of Mellon Foundation, Shakespeare Source Text Uncovered, and More
NEA announces $25 million in grants to nonprofit arts organizations; Jesmyn Ward signs a two-book deal with Simon & Schuster; Edmund White and Edna O’Brien win PEN awards in lifetime achievement; and other news.
Mixtape Memories
In his memoir Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time (Random House, 2007), Rob Sheffield centers each chapter around a mix tape from his own life and uses the songs to narrate and explore the love and loss of his wife. This week, try assembling a mix tape of your own. Write down the names of songs that were important to you at a particular time in your life, and build outwards from there to begin an essay. Reflect on that moment when you first heard these songs: Was it on the radio in a car, or on your headphones, or did someone share them with you? Is it the music or the lyrics that stay with you?
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