Finding Your Muse, On Not Writing, and More
Staff Stephen King announces fall book tour; 3-D children's books for the visually impaired; in defense of Comic Sans; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of the article....
View ArticleWriters Helping Writers
"We teach people that good writing is about empathy." GrubStreet is an independent writing center in Boston with thirty regular instructors and twenty-five hundred students. GrubStreet is featured in...
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Staff Kobo launches first waterproof e-reader; Robin Williams biography in the works; how where you live affects your writing; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of the...
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Before online shopping became a convenient and popular method of purchasing things, one would have to go to a specialty store to find uncommon and rare items. Many of these specialty stores are closing...
View ArticleAmerican Poets Abroad
Edward Hirsch speaks about American poets and poetry abroad at the Academy of American Poets' 2013 Poets Forum. Hirsch discusses his two new books, Gabriel and A Poet's Glossary, in the...
View ArticleBen Lerner on Writing Fiction, Tim Howard Inks Memoir Deal, and More
Staff Robert Hass wins Wallace Stevens Award; two new typewriter apps for the iPad; against "against"; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of the article. Every day Poets...
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Mira Jacob
mira_jacob_110.jpgWriter Photo Credit: In Kim “I’m a doodler. This has never gone over well. In high school, it convinced teachers I wasn’t really listening, and in my various jobs over the years, it...
View ArticleAn Evening of Poetry and Music
P&W supported poet Aliki Barnstone blogs about her reading for Saint Julian Press in Houston, Texas. Barnstone is also a translator, critic, and editor. Her books of poems are Bright Body (White...
View ArticleWrite a House Residency Finalists Announced
The finalists have been announced for the inaugural Write a House residency, a new program through which a formerly vacant home in Detroit is renovated and given permanently to a creative writer. read...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Word "Real?"
Anne Curzan, an English professor at the University of Michigan, continues to be fascinated with language. In this TED talk, she offers insight on how words make it into dictionaries and who decides...
View ArticleThe Politics of Literature, a Call for Inclusiveness in Book Culture, and More
Staff D.C. Public Library works with the homeless; Bruce Springsteen pens a children's book, Sherman Alexie and Jess Walter launch a podcast; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page...
View ArticleWe Are Not Ourselves
Marysue Rucci, editor in chief at Simon & Schuster, speaks about her immediate response and connection to the story and characters from We Are Not Ourselves, a forthcoming debut novel from Matthew...
View ArticleElegy for Journalist James Foley, in Defense of Amazon, and More
Staff Penguin Random House restructures operations; the lost pulp novel of Gore Vidal; the usefulness of literature; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of the article. Every...
View ArticleMessages
It may be a drag to be the bearer of bad news, but consider the recipient. Would you want to learn that your significant other is ending the relationship through words on a tiny screen? Sometimes we...
View ArticleCutting Teeth
Julia Fierro, founder of the Sackett Street Writers' Workshop in Brooklyn, New York, speaks on the desire to portray the new American woman's experience in her debut novel, Cutting Teeth (St. Martin's...
View ArticleForgotten Tennessee Williams Play, the Power of Jacket Design, and More
Staff The well-documented risks of not fact-checking; Ian McEwan on writing a novel; Amazon's self-publishing tool for children's book authors; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to...
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Sarah Gorham
sarah_gorham_110.jpgWriter Photo Credit: Laura Skinner “First of all, it's okay not to write. Most writers are highly disciplined, equipped with a demanding, inner CEO. We tie our identities, our...
View ArticleAlice Lovelace on Harriet Rising
Alice Lovelace is a cultural worker, poet, playwright, and performer. She is coeditor of “Art Changes” at In Motion Magazine, an online journal dedicated to issues of democracy. Lovelace earned her MA...
View ArticleDavid Sedaris Animated
In this animated video, David Sedaris shares an anecdote about a humbling plane ride and the people who keep us honest and kind. For more stories from Sedaris about leadership, character, and writing,...
View ArticleThe Margaret Atwood Text No One Will Read for a Century, Five Hundred Years...
Staff Tips on building book buzz; Neil Gaiman’s new graphic novel to film; a Maya Angelou hip-hop album; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of the article. Every day Poets...
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