Tom Hanks to Publish Short Story Collection, David Foster Wallace’s Fiction Syllabus, and More
Downloading Pushkin on the Moscow metro; your brain on well-constructed stories; remembering James Laughlin; and other news.
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National Novel Writing Month, Lena Dunham Cancels Book Tour Dates, and More
Publishing icon Oscar Dystel remembered; a step-by-step guide to reading poetry; illness can’t stop Clive James from writing; and other news.
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Lesser-Known Literary Monsters, the History of Zombie Research, and More
A morbid literary tour of Los Angeles; “artisanal terror”; PEN America’s first editions auction; and other news.
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Poe’s Raven Forevermore, Literature of the Strange, and More
A British University abolishes library fines; children’s books fuel revenue growth; poet August Kleinzahler will lecture in D.C. series; and other news.
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Pulitzer Prize–Winning Poet Galway Kinnell Dies at 87, Rosemary Tonks’s Lost Poems, and More
The “algorithm versus librarian” debate heats up; French culture minister sparks controversy; the subtext of Victorian horror; and other news.
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92nd Street Y at Seventy-Five, Malcolm Lowry’s Lost Manuscript, and More
Authors to auction off character names for charity; Halloween costumes of famous authors; post-apocalyptic novels; and other news.
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Byron’s Modern Vampire, Postmodernism for Children, and More
Dundee International Book Prize winner announced; Dylan Thomas’s reputation in Wales; Maryland bookstore donates to international charities; and other news.
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Amazon Reaches Deal with Simon & Schuster, Atavist Books to Shutter, and More
Houston art museum holds an Ekphrastic poetry competition; Interactive Fiction awards highlight text-based video games; “bad books for children”; and other news.
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Nora Ephron's Celebrity Influence, the Potential Perils of Seeking Out Your Critic, and More
Lemony Snicket leads an independent bookstore initiative; Tom Hanks is published in the New Yorker; horror fiction examined; and other news.
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In Defense of Clichés, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Revisited, and More
Famous writers compose an Exquisite Corpse; a tourist is accidentally locked inside a London bookstore; an essay on taboos and creativity; and other news.
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