Two Festivals Celebrate Small Presses, More Books Bound in Human Skin, and More
Mathematical Poetry Month; the best books to celebrate warmer weather; John Updike’s home turf; and other news.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea Pens Memoir, Jane Goodall On Plagiarism, and More
Jimmy Carter signs 1,600 books; a road trip to film dead poets; Sherman Alexie book banned in Idaho; and other news.
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Keith Richards’s Children’s Book, Twitter Fiction Festival, and More
Author advocates autonomy for sex workers; Wes Anderson discusses Stefan Zweig; the Irish Grey Gardens; and other news.
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James Patterson To Give $1 Million to Independent Bookstores, AWP Open to the Public, and More
Haruki Murakami's next novel will be published in the U.S. in August; Chinese dissident author Yu Jie is having trouble finding a publisher; Electric Literature's 2014 Great Indie Press Preview; and other news.
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The Exiles: Report From Literary Syria
In a continuing series examining the state of literature abroad, poets Amjad Etry and Hala Mohammad and filmmaker Muhammad Bayazid discuss the challenges that writers and artists face amidst ongoing political turmoil in Syria.
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Journalists in Ukraine Under Threat, Stephen Colbert Audiobook Wins a Grammy, and More
Journalists find themselves under increasing threat of violence as protests continue in Ukraine; Sheryl Sandberg's 2013 best-selling book Lean In will become a movie; comedian Stephen Colbert's audiobook has won a Grammy; the Huffington Post rounds up the fifteen hottest romances in literature; and other news.
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Tom Clancy Dies at 66, Writers on Government Incompetence, Family Memoirs, Author Website Tips, and More
Tom Clancy, bestselling author of military novels, dies; Famous writers observe government incompetence; Joy Castro discusses the perils of writing about family; Website tips to help authors connect with readers; and other news.
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Al-Mutanabbi Street Inventory Project
In 2010 San Francisco poet and bookseller Beau Beausoleil founded the Al-Mutanabbi Street Inventory Project to commemorate the 2007 bombing of Baghdad's famous bookselling thoroughfare, which left thirty people dead and the city's literary center...
The Revolution: Report From Literary Egypt
Contributing editor Stephen Morison Jr. reports on the literary community in Cairo, Egypt, interviewing authors, publishers, and booksellers about the ongoing protests, freedom of speech, and the future of Egypt.
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Nate Silver Wins, Literary Agent Wishlist, and More
With Obama's victory last night, the Los Angeles Times reports another winner was author Nate Silver, who correctly predicted the election outcome; literary agent Janet Reid posted a wishlist; Book Riot lists a handful of literary conversations they never want to have (again); and other news.
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