Man Booker Announces Shortlist
At a press conference in London this morning, the Man Booker Prize Foundation announced the shortlist for the 2013 prize. The winner, who will receive 50,000 British pounds, or approximately $75,000,...
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Kamilah Aisha Moon
“When I need to reach that pool of possibility within, I get something cold to drink and sit next to an open window—no matter the season. Listening to instrumental acid jazz from the late 60s and 70s...
View ArticleCharacter Speak
Dialogue is about economy of words. Less means more. Dialogue should reveal characters through tension. Write a scene in which your protagonist must convince a stranger to divulge his or her social...
View ArticleColson Whitehead on 9/11, Booker Prize Shortlist Announced, the Paris Review...
James F. Thompson Colson Whitehead's thoughts on 9/11, change, and New York City; Booker Prize shortlist includes veteran authors and newcomers; the Paris Review answers anything on Reddit; and other...
View ArticleIn Your Own Image
In many ways you are everyone who came before you. Your uniqueness is your own spin on the DNA of your ancestors. Spend several minutes sitting quietly in front of a mirror. Reflect. Other than you,...
View ArticleThe Use and Uselessness of Poetry, Walt Whitman’s Submission Letter, and More
Evan Smith Rakoff Noah Berlatsky on the use and uselessness of poetry; the original manuscript of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s This Side of Paradise has been made publicly available online; Diane Mehta...
View ArticleThe Beauty of Self-Publishing, Poet Gregory Orr Evolves, National Book...
James F. Thompson Bestselling author Hugh Howey explains the spiritual benefits of self-publishing; poet Gregory Orr reveals the personal transformation behind his literary evolution; National Book...
View ArticleLevine Receives Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award
The New York City–based Academy of American Poets has announced the winners of the 2013 poetry prizes, an annual awards series through which over $200,000 is given to poets at various stages of their...
View ArticleJoyce Maynard on J. D. Salinger, Poetry Helps Dementia Patients, and More
Evan Smith Rakoff Joyce Maynard discusses her relationship with J. D. Salinger; Natasha Trethewey showcases a poetry project that helps dementia patients; Joshua Ferris explores the iconic male hero;...
View ArticleTrain Changers
People come in and out of our lives like passengers on a train. Some stay for much of our journey. Others get on and off, quickly disappearing into their own travels. Write a poem about someone who...
View ArticleNew Ernest Hemingway Story, Allan Gurganus on Moral Mondays, and More
Evan Smith Rakoff James Patterson announced he would give one million dollars to independent bookstores; Tobias Carroll reports on attending the midnight release party for Thomas Pynchon’s Bleeding...
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Bich Minh Nguyen
“Nothing helps my writing, or makes me want to write, more than driving alone on lonely roads. That’s when I turn up the music—radio, scanning the stations for the surprise of what might get played....
View ArticleSimple Complexity
People are complex. So are believable characters. Much of what comprises our characters stems from the writer’s knowledge of the universe and writing’s miraculous universality. Think of Don Quixote de...
View ArticleRadical Politics in Contemporary Fiction, Favorite Literary Punching Bags,...
Evan Smith Rakoff Random House will release eight Norman Mailer e-books for the first time; GalleyCat details a nonfiction query that was rejected seventy-five times before it landed an agent; Pankaj...
View ArticleAttic Inspiration
Attics are often the most compelling rooms in our homes. Attics are where we store important parts of the past that are only tenuously connected to the immediate present. Visit your attic, rummage...
View ArticleLevine Receives Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award
The New York City–based Academy of American Poets has announced the winners of the 2013 poetry prizes, an annual awards series through which over $200,000 is given to poets at various stages of their...
View ArticleJoyce Maynard on J. D. Salinger, Poetry Helps Dementia Patients, and More
Evan Smith Rakoff Joyce Maynard discusses her relationship with J. D. Salinger; Natasha Trethewey showcases a poetry project that helps dementia patients; Joshua Ferris explores the iconic male hero;...
View ArticleTrain Changers
People come in and out of our lives like passengers on a train. Some stay for much of our journey. Others get on and off, quickly disappearing into their own travels. Write a poem about someone who...
View ArticleNew Ernest Hemingway Story, Allan Gurganus on Moral Mondays, and More
Evan Smith Rakoff James Patterson announced he would give one million dollars to independent bookstores; Tobias Carroll reports on attending the midnight release party for Thomas Pynchon’s Bleeding...
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Bich Minh Nguyen
“Nothing helps my writing, or makes me want to write, more than driving alone on lonely roads. That’s when I turn up the music—radio, scanning the stations for the surprise of what might get played....
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