C. D. Wright Tribute, Linked Collections, and More
Jane Eyre and the invention of the self; a singer’s homage to poet Anna Akhmatova; Ann Beattie on David Markson; and other news.
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From the Magazine
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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Inaugural Winners of Kirkus Prize Announced, Dylan Thomas Centennial Celebrations, and More
Bronx bookstore to remain open after all; the San Antonio Library launches an “airport e-book” branch; the age of “Transrealism”; and other news.
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Hachette and Ingram Buy Perseus, Pediatricians Recommend Reading to Children, and More
New fairy tales discovered in Germany; Lambda Literary awarded $10,000; Patti Smith recites poetry; and other news.
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Cory Doctorow Tackles Censorship, Amazon Takes on a New Adversary, and More
Appeals court upholds verdict in favor of HathiTrust’s digital library; investor pulls out of Books-A-Million; a Barnes & Noble store closes in Phoenix; and other news.
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Vladimir Putin Bans Swearing in Books, Wole Soyinka Decries Nigerian Government’s Response to Kidnapping, and More
Philip Roth’s literature of desire; topless readers take New York City; Kurt Vonnegut’s forays into art; and other news.
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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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Naked Booksellers, Book Perfume, and More
Roger Reeves on the AWP conference; thoughts on writing success and failure; a San Francisco housing project inspires poetry; and other news.
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Small Press Points
Small Press Points highlights the innovative and can-do spirit of independent presses. This issue features Black Balloon Publishing, the New York City–based publisher of “the weird, the unwieldy, the unclassifiable.”
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Goodbye to Algonquin's Oak Room, E. B. White Answers the ASPCA, and More
Melville House wonders when publishers will speak out about Amazon; New York City's Algonquin Hotel announced that when it reopens this spring after a renovation, the famed Oak Room will be gone; E. B. White answers a charge levied by the ASPCA; and more
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