Joshua Ferris and Karen Joy Fowler Make Man Booker Prize Shortlist
American writers Joshua Ferris and Karen Joy Fowler have made the shortlist for the 2014 Man Booker Prize, announced today by the Booker Prize Foundation. This year the prize was open for the first...
View ArticleStory Time
Think back to your childhood, to the stories you remember being told. Was there a particular story you wanted to hear over and over again? This week, try and remember that story, and choose one of the...
View ArticleScottish Ballet: Ten Poems
"What hit me first before the meaning of the poetry was the musicality, the phrasing, the rhythm of it." Inspired by a recording of Dylan Thomas poems read by actor Richard Burton, choreographer...
View ArticleThe Reading Habits of Millennials, the Competitive Job Market for Creative...
Staff Barnes & Noble narrows losses; the world’s top-earning authors; the dangers of reading; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of the article. Every day Poets &...
View ArticleIdioms
Some phrases, such as "toe the line," are so ingrained in our minds that we automatically link the phrase with its intended meaning (in this case, to conform to a set of rules) without thinking about...
View ArticleResilience
"Even when we shake with fears and wonder what in the world will be next, the resilience won't let our faith be tested without bearing the glimmer of hope." Poet Januarie York performs a spoken word...
View ArticleThe History of American Reading Culture, Alan Moore Drafts Novel Over a...
Staff The New York Times launches new best-seller lists; Lena Dunham’s forthcoming memoir; The Great Gatsby, tweet by tweet; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of the...
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Marie-Helene Bertino
marie-helene_bertino3_110.jpgWriter Photo Credit: Ted Dodson “I recommend taking advice with a grain of salt, and being suspicious of anyone who makes writing seem too easy, too hard, or too sexy. The...
View ArticleSouth Sudan, Georgia, and New York Meet on the Shores of Lake Ontario
Estelle Ford-Williamson, is coauthor of Seed of South Sudan: Memoir of a "Lost Boy" Refugee, and editor ofthe Lou Walker Center Writers Anthology, Vols. 1 and 2. She has received Poets & Writers...
View ArticleThe Fifty Year Argument
"The Review is based on the idea that highly skillful, intelligent people can write about any subject." Directed by Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi, this documentary, which airs September 29 on HBO,...
View ArticleStephen King on Teaching Writing, the Case Against Trigger Warnings, and More
Staff Vook acquires Byliner; Peter Carey on refusing to ghost Julian Assange’s memoir; the campaign for independent bookstores expands; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of...
View ArticleOn Patience
Chloe Benjamin speaks about the passion, humility, and patience involved in publishing her debut novel, The Anatomy of Dreams (Atria Books, 2014), likening the long process to an elephant...
View ArticlePoetry's Digital Evolution, on Fiction and Dreaming, and More
Staff The latest strike in the battle between Amazon and Hachette; a new project pairs artists and inmates; a three-hundred-year-old poem up for sale; and other news.Page 1This is all the info...
View ArticleAsk a Poet
We all have questions buzzing around in our heads. They could be questions about the future, a love interest, or what to make for dinner. We usually turn to family and friends for advice on such...
View ArticleMeet John Ashbery
John Ashbery says of his poetry, "You have to wait until you've heard it to have heard it, and to know what it is." Open Road Media has just published seventeen volumes of Ashbery's poetry, now...
View ArticleGlück, Hirsch Make National Book Award Poetry Longlist
Louise Glück and Edward Hirsch and are among the ten longlisted finalists for the 2014 National Book Award in Poetry, which were announced this morning. Hirsch is nominated for his most recent book,...
View ArticleShakespeare in Mandarin, Newly Discovered Jack Kerouac Letters, and More
Staff Haruki Murakami on the importance of mystery; the National Book Award in Poetry longlist announced; James Patterson donates books to troops; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to...
View ArticleMirrors
Does one of your characters have an obsession with their appearance? Is she the type that habitually glances at every reflective surface in order to catch a glimpse of herself? Does this behavior have...
View ArticleBotlhale Boikanyo
Although there are no poets in tonight's finale of the popular reality show America's Got Talent, a young poet won the South African version of the show two years ago. Botlhale Boikanyo's performance...
View ArticleBechdel and Hayes Receive Genius Grants, Banned Books Week, and More
Staff National Book Award in Nonfiction longlist announced; Steve Almond's case against football; Adam Kirsch on literary taste; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of the...
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