Writing an Elegy for a Dead World
Inspired by the works of Shelley, Keats, and Byron, a new video game challenges its players to get creative with writing-based gameplay.
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Typewriters in the 21st Century
Innovations like the USB Typewriter, Hanx Writer, Hemingwrite, and Typing Writer are giving new life to the classic typewriter by updating it for the digital world.
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USB Typewriters
Since 2010, engineer and designer Jack Zylkin has renovated typewriters for the digital age, transforming them into more versatile, practical writing tools. Plugged into a computer, tablet, or smartphone, Zylkin’s USB Typewriters function like...
Nabokov's Ode to America, Amazon's New Crowd-Sourced Publishing Platform, and More
Banned Books Week continues; George Bernard Shaw's garden spade unearthed; the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association takes aim at Amazon; and other news.
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Ben Lerner on Writing Fiction, Tim Howard Inks Memoir Deal, and More
Robert Hass wins Wallace Stevens Award; two new typewriter apps for the iPad; against "against"; 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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Finding Your Muse, On Not Writing, and More
Stephen King announces fall book tour; 3-D children's books for the visually impaired; in defense of Comic Sans; and other news.
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Internet Reading and the Anxiety of Influence, the Language of Restaurant Menus, and More
The life and work of Martin Amis; books about race in America; a library taxi in Tehran; and other news.
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Byliner Brings Binge Culture to Books
A digital publisher reinvents itself as a library of short-form works.
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Widbook Widens the Writing Network
A start-up based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, aims to change the face of digital publishing through a writing-based social media tool.
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