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Chloe Benjamin
benjamin_chloe_110.jpgWriter Photo Credit: Nick Wilkes “When I was younger, it was dangerous to read fiction while writing it myself: Too easily, I found myself slipping into other people's voices. I...
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"The book is an attempt to speak to the feelings of being young and old at the same time." Actress and author Amy Poehler speaks with actor Martin Short about her memoir, Yes Please, published by Dey...
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Staff Joshua Ferris wins the Dylan Thomas Prize; another look at the “genre debate”; time-management advice for National Novel Writing Month; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page...
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Author and screenwriter David Nicholls describes his latest novel as a road movie, comedy, and love story about family and marriage. Published in October by Harper, Us was longlisted for the 2014 Man...
View ArticleJoyce Carol Oates Retires from Princeton, Detroit Installs Little Free...
Staff Rosenbach Museum sues Maurice Sendak Foundation; 1944 John Steinbeck story published for the first time; texts from Jane Eyre; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of the...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes of the Honey Badgers Don't Give a B**k Tour
Eugenia Leigh is the author of Blood, Sparrows and Sparrows(Four Way Books, 2014).read more
View ArticleLiffey Swim
"The river courses through the city / turning concrete roadways to canal banks / that shrug their shoulders in dark water..." Irish poet Jessica Traynor reads from her debut poetry collection, Liffey...
View ArticleYour Shadow
The next time you catch a glimpse of your shadow, study it for a while. Observe how it moves when you move, how it looks in different kinds of light. Think about what it would feel like if one day you...
View ArticleWriters’ Protests Save Liverpool’s Libraries, National Readathon Day, and More
Staff Virginia Woolf's silence; how "spoiler alerts" spoil criticism; decoding the Renaissance; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of the article. Every day Poets &...
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City Lit Books
Owner Teresa Kirschbraun has lived in the Logan Square neighborhood for twenty-five years and opened City Lit in 2012, the first indie bookstore in the area to specialize in new general-interest books....
View ArticleMarjane Satrapi
"When I read Dostoevsky, I understand better the psychology of the human being." Marjane Satrapi, author of the graphic memoir Persepolis (Pantheon, 2004), speaks with Paul Holdengräber at the New York...
View ArticleThe Berlin Wall
This past Sunday marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. To celebrate, eight thousand helium balloons were released into the night sky over Berlin. This week, write a story...
View ArticleJohn Berryman’s Antic Imagination, Grimms’ Gruesome Fairytales, and More
Staff Flannery O’Connor inducted into American Poets Corner; LGBTQ-friendly MFAs; Barnes & Noble adds print option for self-publishing; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1...
View ArticleHelping Hand
As Thanksgiving draws closer, it’s a time to be thankful for what you have and to think of those who are in need. Is there an organization you volunteer for in your community? Are there times you wish...
View ArticleKatherine Faw Morris
"I think it's really hard to write fiction without yourself in it." Katherine Faw Morris speaks about her debut novel, Young God (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014), and the characters that are...
View ArticleAmazon and Hachette Resolve Dispute, Whitman: the Original American Bohemian,...
Staff Serial’s storytelling tips; the “selfish author” concept; why we should read contemporary fiction; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of the article. Every day Poets...
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Chloe Caldwell
caldwell_chloe_110.jpgWriter Photo Credit: Bryan Coffelt “When I feel stuck, despondent, bored of my writing, I watch Richard Linklater and Noah Baumbach movie trailers. Growing up, I despised movies....
View ArticleThe Art of Asking
"Human beings have such a hard time asking for help." In her debut book, published by Grand Central Publishing this week, Amanda Palmer explores the complicated feelings involved in seeking help from...
View ArticleAgainst Age-Based Writer Lists, Two Hundred Years of Jane Austen Covers, and...
Staff Authors react to Amazon-Hachette agreement; library love letters; Sotheby’s to auction off Sylvia Plath archive; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of the article....
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