We are at the beginning of a frightening and difficult time in America. Though we glimpse—in the overflowing hospitals of Milan, the shuttered plazas of Madrid—that which may come to pass, it is impossible to know just how hard hit the United States will be by the novel coronavirus. This nation... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-03-16 14:00:35 UTC ]
With book tours, festivals, conferences, and other literary events being canceled around the world due to COVID-19 concerns, the tech-friendly west coast literary community has begun creating digital events to keep authors and readers connected during the coming weeks of social distancing and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Interviews Veronica Esposito Ottilie Mulzet is the principal English-language translator of Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, winner of numerous international honors. Together, they received the 2019 National Book Award in Translation for Mulzet’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2020-02-20 14:05:36 UTC ]
It’s an exciting year for the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes! This will be its 40th year of celebrating the literary community. The Times announced their 2019 Book Prize finalists today; the winners will be announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles on April 17th. Additionally, bestselling crime... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-02-19 17:41:26 UTC ]
Essay John Weir Adapted from a photo by Jake weirick on Unsplash Like a dead pop star, Susan Sontag left behind a lot of fans who claim they knew her. After the release last September of Benjamin Moser’s new biography, Susan Sontag: Her Life and Work,... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2020-01-07 22:09:56 UTC ]
Cultural Cross Sections Will Hagle Photo courtesy of the author Following decades of British colonial rule to the rapidly tightening grip of mainland China and all the stories told about that chunk of land along the way, Hong Kong has grown accustomed... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2019-12-17 15:28:20 UTC ]
On November 12, at the Pen Parentis Literary Salon in Lower Manhattan, I hear author Jimin Han say something I’ve never heard a writer admit before. “I didn’t really commit to being a writer until I had children,” Han says to a room of 20 or so writers, all of whom are parents. There is […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-12-06 09:47:14 UTC ]
News and Events WLT Photo by J. Foley Opale World Literature Today, the University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, announced late Wednesday evening that Ismail Kadare is the 26th laureate of the renowned... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2019-10-16 22:21:35 UTC ]
Affordable rents and the ever-burgeoning Brooklyn literary community have drawn indie presses to the Old American Can Factory in Gowanus. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
This morning, the Whiting Foundation has announced the winners of the second annual Literary Magazine Prizes, which are given “for superb publishing, advocating for writers, and strengthening the literary community.” This year, the number of awards was increased from three to five, with two new... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-07-18 13:00:28 UTC ]
As America marks this July 4th holiday, an outcry on immigration is leading to national headlines, including from a congressional delegation that visited an immigration detention center in El Paso, Texas, this week. PEN America has gathered a series of statements from a number of writers and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-07-03 08:48:26 UTC ]
The news that J.D. Salinger's family is preparing to publish the late author's previously unseen works has left some literary observers excited and some unsettled. On Friday, the Guardian reported that Matt Salinger, the son of the legendary author of "The Catcher in the Rye," is working to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hours after AWP18 wound down last week, the literary organization's board of trustees severed ties with its longtime executive director, David Fenza. The move has angered a number of former board members and others within the literary community. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Diana Beaumont is keen to seek voices currently “under-represented” in the literary community in her new role at the Marjacq Scripts literary agency. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two dozen Chicagoland independent bookstores are mobilizing the Windy City area's literary community by forming the Chicago Independent Bookstore Alliance, raising the visibility of Chicagoland's indies both in the region and on social media. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
An Italian investigative journalist claims to have discovered the identity of pseudonymous author Elena Ferrante to the anger and frustration of the literary community. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The recent co-owner of Minneapolis's Once Upon a Crime Bookstore, which is a fixture in the Twin Cities' literary community, died on Wednesday afternoon of leukemia. He was 66. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Those in the literary community are weighing in on both sides of the debate, with some saying young adult books aren't sophisticated and others saying they should be able to read whatever they like without being ashamed. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Those in the literary community are weighing in on both sides of the debate, with some saying young adult books aren't sophisticated and others saying they should be able to read whatever they like without being ashamed. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Advocates for women writers – working to counter what is seen as bias towards males in the literary community – suddenly seem to be everywhere. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]