Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
This installment of Page One features excerpts from Parallel Play by Stephen Burt and The Thin Place by Kathryn Davis.
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Harper's Editor Lewis Lapham Will Step Down
Lewis Lapham recently announced that he will step down as editor in chief of Harper’s magazine in the spring of 2006. He will remain with the monthly magazine as editor in chief emeritus, and will continue to write his “Notebook” column.
Five Fiction Writers for Original Voices Award
Borders, Inc. recently announced the nominees for the 2005 Original Voices Award in fiction. The $5,000 prize is given annually for an “innovative and ambitious work from a new and emerging talent, or a title that represents a new direction for an established author.”
AAP Files Lawsuit Against Google
In October the Association of American Publishers (AAP) filed a federal lawsuit against online search engine Google over its plans to digitally copy and distribute copyrighted works without permission of the copyright owners.
Merwin, Vollmann, and Didion Win National Book Awards
The National Book Foundation recently announced the winners of the 2005 National Book Awards.
Another Editor in Chief Decides to Leave His Post
Michael Korda, the editor in chief of Simon & Schuster since 1968, recently announced that he will leave the publishing company in December. Korda joined Simon & Schuster as editorial assistant to Henry Simon, the brother of company cofounder Richard Simon, in 1958.
Adelphi University Launches MFA Program
Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, recently announced it will
launch a graduate creative writing program in fall 2006. The MFA
program will offer workshops in poetry, fiction, and playwriting;
courses in literature and theory; and instruction for professional
development.
FSG Editor In Chief to Step Down
John Glusman, vice president and editor in chief of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, recently announced that he will leave the publishing company in December.
Amazon Starts Publishing Program
In August, Amazon.com launched a program that offers customers short stories and essays in a digital format for forty-nine cents each.
Literary MagNet
Literary MagNet chronicles the start-ups and closures, successes and failures, anniversaries and accolades, changes of editorship and special issues—in short, the news and trends—of literary magazines in America. This issue's MagNet features Poetry Northwest, the Alaska Quarterly Review, Fence, Black Clock, Ninth Letter, and Eleven Eleven.
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