Díaz to Remain on Pulitzer Board, Georgia Review’s Corey to Retire, and More
An open letter to Elena Ferrante; Dan Brown on how to write a bestseller; Hilton Als on Ntozake Shange; and other news.
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An open letter to Elena Ferrante; Dan Brown on how to write a bestseller; Hilton Als on Ntozake Shange; and other news.
Washington Post’s Best Books of 2018; CLMP’s Leppendorf passes the torch to Gannon; Poetry Daily moves to George Mason University; and other news.
“My medium is the place where art and poetry find a way to expand into the limitless.” Chilean poet and artist Cecilia Vicuña talks about drawing inspiration from life, death, disappearance, and the energy of New York City, and describes her hopes for her textile installation, “Disappeared Quipu,” at the Brooklyn Museum.
Advice from the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35; the massive success of author Rachel Hollis; the second annual Well-Read Black Girl Festival; and other news.
Kirkus announces Best Fiction of 2018; Amazon publishes new series of original “cli-fi” stories; J. K. Rowling sues former assistant; and other news.
Novels that get to the truth of World War I; Amazon’s Best Books of 2018; Soho Press cofounder Juris Jurjevicz has died; and other news.
Another member of the Swedish Academy quits amid scandal; Nicolas Mathieu wins France’s Goncourt Prize; a new book of stories by late Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz; and other news.
Author events canceled amid threats to free expression in Hong Kong; “single-use” named Collins Dictionary’s 2018 word of the year; Virginia rep Denver Riggleman’s book of bigfoot erotica; and other news.
Lifetime greenlights Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta; Haruki Murakami plans an archive in Tokyo; Ottessa Moshfegh on sadness and sensitivity; and other news.
The Happy Prince, titled after a children’s story written by Oscar Wilde, is a biopic portraying the last days of the Irish novelist, poet, and playwright. Written and directed by Rupert Everett, who plays the role of Wilde, the film costars Colin Firth, Colin Morgan, and Emily Watson.