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View ArticleAfterlife of Zelda Fitzgerald, Carl Hiaasen’s Writing Tips, and More
Evan Smith Rakoff Jessica Grose gathered five writing tips from Carl Hiaasen; Jason Diamond considers the strange afterlife of Zelda Fitzgerald; the Faulkner estate lost its lawsuit against the makers...
View ArticleLahiri, McCann Among Booker Prize Finalists
Thirteen fiction writers make up the long list for the 2013 Man Booker Prize, which was announced this week in London. The winner of the prize—one of the most prestigious awards in literary...
View ArticleDonal Ryan’s Novel Rejected Forty-Seven Times, Estate of William Faulkner,...
Evan Smith Rakoff The Wall Street Journal looks at the estate of William Faulkner; Anakana Schofield details the vagaries of publicizing a first novel; Pop Chart Lab created a poster of the...
View ArticleMargo Rabb on Meeting Famed Literary Heroes, Gary Shteyngart Tests Google...
Evan Smith Rakoff Future Book examines Amazon’s pricing strategies; Margo Rabb explores the experience of meeting literary heroes; Scientific American looks at the link between creativity and...
View ArticleRemembering the August Ahead
Time is what we call the brutal miracle that makes us grow old. Certain months of time remind us of falling in love, burying a loved one, or moving into a new house. This week, as we say goodbye to...
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View ArticleDeadline Extended for Rosebud Fiction Award
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View ArticleLahiri, McCann Among Booker Prize Finalists
Thirteen fiction writers make up the long list for the 2013 Man Booker Prize, which was announced this week in London. The winner of the prize—one of the most prestigious awards in literary...
View ArticleDonal Ryan’s Novel Rejected Forty-Seven Times, Estate of William Faulkner,...
Evan Smith Rakoff The Wall Street Journal looks at the estate of William Faulkner; Anakana Schofield details the vagaries of publicizing a first novel; Pop Chart Lab created a poster of the...
View ArticleMargo Rabb on Meeting Famed Literary Heroes, Gary Shteyngart Tests Google...
Evan Smith Rakoff Future Book examines Amazon’s pricing strategies; Margo Rabb explores the experience of meeting literary heroes; Scientific American looks at the link between creativity and...
View ArticleRemembering the August Ahead
Time is what we call the brutal miracle that makes us grow old. Certain months of time remind us of falling in love, burying a loved one, or moving into a new house. This week, as we say goodbye to...
View ArticleCelebrity Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, Larry McMurtry Documentary, and More
Evan Smith Rakoff Barnes & Noble’s recent earnings were restated; Boston Globe recounts the celebrity status of Edna St. Vincent Millay; Alexander Nazaryan details why readers are consumed with...
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