Murakami and Adichie Among Time’s Most Influential People, The Book of Joy, and More
The right kind of day job for a writer; GIF quotes app; a new reading of L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time; and other news.
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Piazze and Pasquinades: Report From Literary Rome
In a continuing series examining the lives of writers in the international writing community, contributing editor Stephen Morison Jr. spends time with three authors in Rome who share a common desire "to shake free from a past so impressive it's suffocating."
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Borges’s Radio Dialogues, Samuel Johnson Nonfiction Prize Announced, and More
Lena Dunham apologizes for memoir controversy; fan fiction’s six-figure publishing deals; “books that inspired the world”; and other news.
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Lost Truman Capote Stories, Chinese Poet Wang Zang Detained by Police, and More
French novelist Patrick Modiano wins 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature; Billy Collins on poetry and leadership; Twin Cities–based bookstore to close; and other news.
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Odds on Murakami for Nobel Prize, the Revelations of Marilynne Robinson, and More
Akashic Books to launch left-leaning sports imprint; Margaret Sullivan weighs in on Amazon-Hachette dispute; U.K. bookstores launch "Super Thursday"; and other news.
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Hilary Mantel’s Controversial New Short Story, the Slow Reading Movement, and More
A marathon Dylan Thomas reading; forthcoming books on ISIS; the debate about young adult fiction; and other news.
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The Handwritten Draft of Lord of the Flies, International Read an E-Book Day, and More
National Book Award in Fiction longlist announced; Terrance Hayes on music in poetry; Alison Bechdel to write memoir on fitness fads; and other news.
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Shakespeare in Mandarin, Newly Discovered Jack Kerouac Letters, and More
Haruki Murakami on the importance of mystery; the National Book Award in Poetry longlist announced; James Patterson donates books to troops; and other news.
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Captive Writer Released From Syria, the Poet's Journey, and More
Kobo launches first waterproof e-reader; Robin Williams biography in the works; how where you live affects your writing; and other news.
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The Secret Life of Elena Ferrante, New York's Floating Library, and More
The long road to publishing Laura Ingalls Wilder's Pioneer Girl; a library with no books; the relationship between writing and fishing; and other news.
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