Sam Altman, the OpenAI boss, has declared its new model ‘good at creative writing’. We asked writers including Tracy Chevalier, Kamila Shamsie and David Baddiel if they agreeThis week has seen writers divided over a story written by an AI model that is “good at creative writing” – at least... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-03-14 16:00:23 UTC ]
A celebrated Canadian author of murder mysteries bows out of U.S. appearances, we might see more Anne Rice adaptations, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-03-12 15:00:00 UTC ]
One evening I went to Nob Hill Foods, the large grocery store near my house, to try to find ripe avocados for taco night. As usual I stopped at the book rack, which offers a modest selection of mass-market paperback thrillers and romance novels. Because I buy books almost anywhere they are sold,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-03-11 08:59:47 UTC ]
Spend any time scanning a list of banned books and you’ll find some head-scratchers: picture books challenged for including seemingly gay characters in the background, or describing a difficult moment in history, or revealing a naked goblin butt. Among the most banned picture books of the last... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-03-10 08:58:37 UTC ]
A Caldecott Medal winner, he turned childhood memories of fleeing the Nazis in Poland into magical stories. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2025-03-07 19:00:38 UTC ]
The video game writer and media developer Dan Houser of California's Absurd Ventures speaks on March 12 at London Book Fair. The post At London Book Fair: Video Games Writer Dan Houser appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2025-03-05 01:11:00 UTC ]
He won a National Book Award for “Spartina,” beating out novels by Amy Tan and E.L. Doctorow. A longtime professor, he lived for a time without electricity on an island. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2025-03-03 21:55:36 UTC ]
Georgia Hunter's debut novel about a Polish Jewish family that survived the Holocaust was turned into a Hulu series. Her second novel, 'One Good Thing,' revisits WWII Europe but is a more conventional work. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2025-02-24 11:00:28 UTC ]
Every week, our weekly magazine The Commuter publishes a new work of flash fiction, poetry, and graphic narrative. For Black History Month, we’re looking to the archives for some of our favorite poetry and stories by Black writers, all available to read for free online. From Tara Campbell’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2025-02-21 12:05:00 UTC ]
Matthew Teller, whose books include Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, said the society’s response to the event which saw two leading booksellers detained was ‘an abject failure’A writer has left the Society of Authors (SoA) in protest after the UK’s largest writers’ body made a statement on a recent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-02-20 17:34:09 UTC ]
Timothy Pearson, a former senior adviser to Mayor Eric Adams, abused his authority by instigating a brawl with two guards at a migrant shelter in 2023, then lying about the incident to police in order to get the guards falsely arrested, according to an investigation released Thursday by the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2025-02-20 16:59:00 UTC ]
The Booker-shortlisted novelist praises compassion in the work of William Maxwell and the Pulitzer finalist discusses the peerless artistic commitment of Franz Kafka. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
“You see, but you do not observe.” –Sherlock Holmes, “A Scandal in Bohemia” * It all started with a book that made me curious. I was on a house call in Georgetown, invited to browse the personal book collection of a woman who used to be a professional rare book dealer like me. I spent […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-02-19 10:58:39 UTC ]
There is nothing I love more in a picture book than a good author’s note. Often author’s (and illustrator’s) notes ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-02-13 12:30:00 UTC ]
If you’ve been following the right wing’s obsessive book-banning over the last few years, you’ve probably heard of Authors Against Book Bans, a coalition of writers, illustrators, and other book people who are working to fight censorship and protect access to literature across the country.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-02-12 18:29:08 UTC ]
The 85-year-old’s Book of Lives promises to lift the lid on her unconventional Canadian upbringing, prize-winning writing career, and the experiences that shaped her workMargaret Atwood has written the memoir her fans have long been hoping for, it has been announced.In Book of Lives, which is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-02-11 17:30:32 UTC ]
The Lit Hub Author Questionnaire is a monthly interview featuring seven questions for five authors with new books. This month we talk to: * Justin Haynes (Ibis) Shane McCrae (New and Collected Hell: A Poem) Haley Mlotek (No Fault: A Memoir of Romance and Divorce) Maggie Su (Blob: A Love Story)... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-02-11 09:57:52 UTC ]
The forecast for Denver includes a wintry mix of childrens and YA creators, with a flurry of picture books, middle grade reads, and teen novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
This year’s authors range from debut stars to award-winning industry regulars, writing books in a range of categories and all certain to fly off bookstore shelves. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
Don’t give in to moral panic, fellas! Here are some tips from my own bumpy literary journeyIf you really want to make a name for yourself, publish comment insisting you’ve been silenced.It happened again last week in a nationwide publication. Under a byline, accompanied by a headshot and the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-02-04 14:00:09 UTC ]