Metafictional Worlds, Notable Translations, and More
American Psycho reconsidered; the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction; on confessional writing by women; 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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German Authors Join Amazon Protest, the Neuroscience of Distraction, and More
Audrey Niffenegger slams Amazon; Louise Erdrich wins Dayton distinguished achievement award; the science of typos; and other news.
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Poetry in Ukraine, Hari Kunzru on Karl Ove Knausgaard, and More
Suggestions for new writers residencies; how to write a letter like Jane Austen; help for the overwhelmed; and other news.
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Exclusive Excerpt of Donna Tartt’s New Novel, Reese Witherspoon as Cheryl Strayed, and More
Alice Munro will not travel to Sweden to accept the Nobel Prize in Literature; the Telegraph published exclusive excerpts from Donna Tartt’s new novel The Goldfinch; Cheryl Strayed’s memoir Wild has inspired hikers to take to the Pacific Crest Trail; and other news.
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Jenji Kohan’s Adaptation of Piper Kerman’s Prison Memoir, Robin Black on Writer’s Block, and More
Jenji Kohan has adapted Piper Kerman’s Orange is the New Black for Netflix; Danielle Ofri discusses how poetry intersects with medicine; Sotheby’s auctioned Samuel Beckett’s first novel manuscript for over one million dollars; and other news.
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Tom Hanks to Star in Dave Eggers Adaptation, Unpublished James Joyce, and More
Tom Hanks will star in a film adaptation of Dave Eggers’s Hologram For the King; a study at the University of Toronto indicates reading literary fiction encourages an open mind; an unpublished James Joyce collection is due out this year; and other news.
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Baltimore's Treatment of the Poe House and Museum, Poetry Magazine Giveaway, and More
A. N. Devers looks at how the home of the Baltimore Ravens has treated the Poe House and Museum; the cover of fiftieth anniversary edition of Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar has been lampooned; Benjamin Nugent considers the upside of writerly distraction; and other news
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Inner Space: Clearing Some Room for Inspiration
What creativity needs most of all is time for the mind to percolate, to mix old ideas together in new ways, and to find connections no one else has found. For this the mind must be left to itself.
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