Lit Lists Earlier this spring, the editors of WLT invited twenty-one writers to nominate a single book, published since the year 2000, that has had a major influence on their own work, along with a brief statement explaining their choice. We published... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2021-06-28 13:32:05 UTC ]
“Kant’s Little Prussian Head” reminds us that literature and art connect us with the wisdom of the past. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-10-16 12:00:00 UTC ]
Lit Hub is excited to announce the shortlist for the 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. This year’s judging panel included Tommy Orange, Emma Straub, Monique Truong, Maaza Mengiste, and Claire Messud. They are: De’Shawn Charles Winslow, In West Mills Chia-Chia Lin, The Unpassing Julia... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-09-26 13:59:29 UTC ]
Comedian Whitney Cummings hosted novelists Stephen King and his son Owen, Claire Messud, Jesmyn Ward, astronaut Scott Kelly, and former White House photographer Pete Souza at the BookExpo Adult Author's Breakfast. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Claire Messud, author of books including 'The Emperor’s Children' and 'The Woman Upstairs,' has moved to W. W. Norton & Company in a two-book deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]