I’d begged my way into this job in the hopes that it might lead me closer to a literary life. And it would. Eventually. The post Shelve This In Memoir: Confessions of a Teenage Bookseller appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2022-09-05 10:00:28 UTC ]
On today’s episode of The Literary Life, Mitchell Kaplan is joined by Marjana Savka and Victoria Amelina from Ukraine, to discuss the current situation in Ukraine, what it’s like publishing books in Ukraine right now, and what we can still do to support the Ukrainian efforts against Russia. From... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-04-15 08:49:47 UTC ]
‘Jane Austen and Shelley in the Garden’ whisks readers to Cambridge, Wales and Venice, in the company of a delightful gang of scholars. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-09-10 12:00:00 UTC ]
At the end of 2020, sorting through my papers was a welcome reminder of the joys of a literary life Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-12-30 13:00:00 UTC ]
NEAL POLLACK, known to his fans as “The Greatest Living American Writer,” has had many incarnations in his literary life, from novelist to mystery writer to prolific memoirist. First, in his 2008 memoir Alternadad, Pollack reflects on his recent fatherhood and its incompatibility with his grumpy... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-06-28 15:00:57 UTC ]
In 2013, I corresponded with David Ferry by phone to conduct a wide-ranging interview on his poetry, translations, and literary life. He had just won the National Book Award for Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations and was still at work on Virgil’s Aeneid which he published in 2018. Today,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-03-05 09:48:44 UTC ]
This week on The Literary Life, live audio of Mitchell Kaplan sitting down with Eve Ensler, Tony Award-winning playwright, activist, and author of The Vagina Monologues, at the 2019 Miami Book Fair to discuss her new autobiography The Apology. “There’s no justification for what my father did or... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-12-03 09:47:23 UTC ]
There are more than 200,000 books being published each year. For host Mitchell Kaplan, “One of the questions that I’m asked more than anything else as a bookseller is: how do you find out about all the books that you carry in your stores?” This week on The Literary Life, his guest is publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-08-02 08:46:03 UTC ]
Tired of boring Kindle covers? I have some good news for you! These bookish Kindle covers from Amazon are here to help you live your best literary life. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-07-17 10:33:49 UTC ]
The novelist and scholar discusses the distinct literary characters of the three Baltic nations. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
A look at publishers, bookstores, libraries, startups, and the literary life in one of the country's most vibrant book regions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the ten years since its launch, Kwani?, East Africa’s first literary journal, has led the growth of literary life in the region — and now looks ahead. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
This is a brilliant collection of writings on politics, social and cultural engagement and literary life.Reading for My Life Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]