Photographs
Friends and family members often aren't photographers. This sometimes results in great memories captured on film in a not-so-picturesque way. This week, think of a photograph depicting a fond memory...
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There are few things more pleasant than finding a beautiful spot on a sunny afternoon to have a picnic lunch. That's if everything goes according to plan. This week, write a story about one of your...
View ArticlePoetry Lives
This collaborative poem by nineteen poets in Bangalore answers the question, "Is poetry dead?" This video was created by the Airplane Poetry Movement, an organization aimed at promoting performance...
View ArticleAmazon Calls for Lower E-book Prices, the Book-Buying Habits of Publishing...
Staff Warner Bros. and RatPac option The Goldfinch; Macmillan expands library e-book program; Nikki Giovanni on NPR’s final episode of Tell Me More; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant...
View ArticlePEN Announces Literary Award Winners
The New York City–based PEN American Center has announced the winners of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards. The annual awards honor emerging and established writers in a range of genres, including poetry,...
View ArticlePhotographs
Friends and family members often aren't photographers. This sometimes results in great memories captured on film in a not-so-picturesque way. This week, think of a photograph depicting a fond memory...
View ArticleGarth Stein
The best-selling author introduces his forthcoming novel, A Sudden Light (Simon & Schuster, 2014) and discusses how this family drama began as a play, and then transformed into a novel.A New Family...
View ArticlePosthumous Oscar Hijuelos Novel Forthcoming, Sale of Perseus Delayed, and More
Staff George W. Bush pens biography of his father; John Cheever’s Ossining house for sale; sex guide returned to NYPL after 54 years; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of...
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Rebecca Makkai
rebecca_makkai_110.jpg“My cures for writer’s block are alarmingly pragmatic and physical. So pragmatic that they arrange themselves in list form! To wit: 1. Get up and walk around. A few years ago, I...
View ArticleKindle Flare
In this spoof from the Onion, the new "Kindle Flare," which "loudly and repeatedly" announces the title of the book you're reading, is marketed to fans of print who miss the ability to display a book’s...
View ArticleHachette Revenue Up Despite Amazon Dispute, Pig Pen Sedaris Is Flattered, and...
staff A sociologist at Queens College makes a compelling case for self-publishing; Harry Potter is all over a neighborhood in Missoula, Montana; Amy Tan builds a home she can grow old in; and other...
View ArticleWhat Dogs Think
In this TED talk, former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins shares poems from the perspective of two very different dogs and reveals what they really feel about their...
View ArticleWWI Diaries of Siegfried Sassoon, the Scourge of Relatability, and More
The truth about Internet slang; obituaries for all things literary; the economics of Jane Austen; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of the article. Every day Poets &...
View ArticleInside Looking Out
Is there a window in your home or workplace you often catch yourself gazing out of? This week, write down what you see. Is it a pleasant, calming view? Or does the window look out on a busy street?...
View ArticleInspired by James Joyce
To mark the centennial anniversary of the publication of James Joyce's Dubliners, author Victor LaValle explains how Joyce's stories about the ordinary people of Dublin influenced his own writing of...
View ArticleForgotten Dr. Seuss Stories, Simon & Schuster's Behind the Book Series, and More
Staff David Cameron defends UK security measure limiting books sent to prisons; the most disastrous typos in western history; Patti Smith reviews Murakami; and other news.Page 1This is all the info...
View ArticleAcademy Expands Whitman Award
The Academy of American Poets has announced two changes to its distinguished Walt Whitman Award, making it the most valuable first-book award for poetry in the United States. In addition to a $5,000...
View ArticleOff the Grid
Farming as an occupation isn't nearly as common in the United States now as it was a century ago, but there are still some people who feel compelled to live a simpler, more self-sufficient lifestyle....
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Odd Type Writers: From Joyce and Dickens to Wharton and Welty, the Obsessive...
Author: Celia Blue Johnson Perigee 9780399159947 20131.jpgIn Odd Type Writers, Celia Blue Johnson explores the quirky writing habits of authors such as Truman Capote, Ernest Hemingway, and Virginia...
View ArticleWhitman Illuminated
Illustrator and writer Allen Crawford offers a glimpse into the process of hand-lettering and illustrating his book, Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myself (Tin House Books, 2014). Crawford is the...
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