Subway Library, Griffin Poetry Prizes Announced, and More
Osama Alomar on writing about the Syrian war; cultural exchange versus appropriation in literature; Roxane Gay on writing her memoir about fatness and trauma; and other news.
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
Summer Reading
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Authors and independent bookstore owners Louise Erdrich, owner of Birchbark Books & Native Arts, and Emma Straub, owner of Books Are Magic, offer their recommendations for summer reading including books by Natalie Diaz, Sarah Gerard, and Lesley Nneka Arimah.
Medication and Creativity, Literary James Comey, and More
Naomi Alderman wins 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction; University of Wisconsin student sues poetry professor over bad grade; Spanish writer Juan Goytisolo has died; and other news.
Object Permanence
Only sixty-nine copies of a book are published by Icelandic micro press Tunglið, and only on the night of a full moon. Any copies not sold that same night are then burned by founders Dagur Hjartarson and Ragnar Helgi Ólafsson. In the spirit of the poetic logic behind the press (named after the Icelandic word for the moon), think of something in your life that feels particularly ephemeral and write a letter to yourself exploring your perspective on its fleeting nature. What makes it feel impermanent? In contrast, what elements—relationships, objects, emotional truths—feel everlasting to you?
To Kill a Mockingbird Graphic Novel, Waste Collector Creates Free Library, and More
HarperCollins announces changes in its leadership team; Muslim poets Kazim Ali and Kaveh Akbar talk poetry and family; Dorothy Parker’s best quips; and other news.
Bob Dylan’s Nobel Lecture Released, Librarian Saves Lives, and More
Thriller novelist Neil Gordon has died; Yiannopoulos to self-publish memoir on July 4; why fiction writers don’t write about climate change; and other news.
Craft Capsule: We Get to Make a Mess
Poets and writers share their notes on writing in this series of micro craft essays. In the latest installment: the messy art.
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Dr. Seuss Museum, Burgess’s Lost Dictionary of Slang, and More
Hillary Clinton talks books and bookselling at BookExpo America; how City University of New York has become a fertile ground for poetry; Yoojin Grace Wuertz on being a bilingual writer and mother; and other news.
Writers & Books
Writers & Books is a literary center based in Rochester, New York, that features writing classes and workshops for youth and adults, community outreach programs, readings and talks by visiting and regional writers, residency programs at their rural retreat center, an annual Regional Playwriting Competition and citywide reading program, and internships in literary programming and management for high school and college students.
The Spring of Poetry, Newly Discovered Edith Wharton Play, and More
Teenage Syrian refugee shares the books that helped her through times of violence; poet Larry Fagin has died; the fiction titles generating the most buzz at BookExpo; and other news.
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