Jenni Ferrari-Adler of Brick House Literary Agents
Do agents really read synopses? Isn’t a ten-page sample more useful? For me, fiction synopses that detail every step of the plot are hard to read and fairly useless. The same description might yield...
View ArticleHoly Sh** I Started a Nonprofit: Amanda Deutch on Parachute: the Coney Island...
Poet and artist Amanda Deutch blogs about P&W–supportedParachute: the Coney Island Performance Festival, a literary nonprofit she founded in 2009.Scheduled pub date: May 6, 2013 - 10:00amread more
View ArticleLangston Ward
A senior at Mead High School in Spokane, Washington, Langston Ward won the title of 2013 Poetry Out Loud National Champion at the National Finals held in Washington, D.C., on April 30. He received...
View ArticleClaire Messud Educates Interviewer on Literature, HBO to Adapt Olive...
Evan Smith Rakoff GalleyCat reveals how many sold books land authors on the self-published bestseller list; HBO intends to adapt Elizabeth Strout's bestselling novel Olive Kitteridge; Luci Tapahonso...
View ArticleKushner, Kunzru, and Galchen
Authors Rachel Kushner, Hari Kunzru, and Rivka Galchen speak with poet and BombMagazine senior editor Mónica de la Torre about their writing and the state of the literary world at New York City's...
View ArticleHaruki Murakami on the Boston Marathon, Granta Shutters its New York City...
Evan Smith Rakoff London-based Granta will close its New York City office; Haruki Murakami writes of the importance of the Boston Marathon; Brooklyn's legendary BookCourt Bookstore has launched a...
View ArticleBauhan Book Prize Open for Submissions
Bauhan Publishing is currently accepting submissions for its third annual May Sarton New Hampshire Book Prize. An award of one thousand dollars, publication, and one hundred author copies is given for...
View ArticleJenni Ferrari-Adler of Brick House Literary Agents
Do agents really read synopses? Isn’t a ten-page sample more useful? For me, fiction synopses that detail every step of the plot are hard to read and fairly useless. The same description might yield...
View ArticleFrank X Walker
Governor Steve Beshear last month appointed Frank X Walker to serve as Kentucky's poet laureate. Walker, who will promote the arts and lead the state in literary endeavors through readings and public...
View ArticleHarper Lee’s Lawsuit, New Social Media Tool to Rival Goodreads, and More
Bryanna Tidmarsh Harper Lee accuses her agent of exploiting her infirmities to claim royalties on bestselling novel; New social media tool Riffle launches as a new competitor for Goodreads; Charles...
View ArticleHoly Sh** I Started a Nonprofit: Amanda Deutch on Parachute: the Coney Island...
Poet and artist Amanda Deutch blogs about P&W–supportedParachute: the Coney Island Performance Festival, a literary nonprofit she founded in 2009.Scheduled pub date: May 6, 2013 - 10:00amread more
View ArticleAchilles' Heal
Pick an iconic figure with a famous weak spot (Superman and kryptonite, Achilles and his heal, Sampson and his hair, the Wicked Witch of the West and water). Write a letter from the icon to the...
View ArticleJenni Ferrari-Adler of Brick House Literary Agents
Do agents really read synopses? Isn’t a ten-page sample more useful? For me, fiction synopses that detail every step of the plot are hard to read and fairly useless. The same description might yield...
View ArticleFrank X Walker
Governor Steve Beshear last month appointed Frank X Walker to serve as Kentucky's poet laureate. Walker, who will promote the arts and lead the state in literary endeavors through readings and public...
View ArticleHarper Lee’s Lawsuit, New Social Media Tool to Rival Goodreads, and More
Bryanna Tidmarsh Harper Lee accuses her agent of exploiting her infirmities to claim royalties on bestselling novel; New social media tool Riffle launches as a new competitor for Goodreads; Charles...
View ArticleHoly Sh** I Started a Nonprofit: Amanda Deutch on Parachute: the Coney Island...
Poet and artist Amanda Deutch blogs about P&W–supportedParachute: the Coney Island Performance Festival, a literary nonprofit she founded in 2009.Scheduled pub date: May 6, 2013 - 10:00amread more
View ArticleAchilles' Heal
Pick an iconic figure with a famous weak spot (Superman and kryptonite, Achilles and his heal, Sampson and his hair, the Wicked Witch of the West and water). Write a letter from the icon to the...
View ArticleRed Moon
Because today is the official publication date of Benjamin Percy's new novel, Red Moon—and because we could all use further proof that that is indeed the author's real voice—here is an interview with...
View ArticleMichelle Legro on the Life of Sadakichi Hartmann, Great Gatsby Roundup, and More
Evan Smith Rakoff Anne Margaret Daniel looks at F. Scott Fitzgerald's career in Hollywood; Michelle Legro examines the life and work of poet Sadakichi Hartmann; Paul Theroux argues the case for simple...
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Amy Shearn
“The other day I saw a headline that suggested climate change meant the end of coffee, and I had to close my laptop and do some deep breathing. Coffee! Each morning my kids vie to scoop grinds into my...
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