Science fiction made me want to be a writer. As a child in the ‘90s I read Interstellar Pig because my older sister loved it, and that’s when it started—a lifelong obsession with alternate universes, aliens, time travel, dystopia; a compulsion to read and eventually tell stories to make sense of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-12-12 09:52:39 UTC ]
It would make sense that any history would begin at Stillwater Prison, where so much of the story and mythology of prison in Minnesota also begins. It is where Cole Younger of the famous James-Younger gang did their time, and where they spent their own money to start the Prison Mirror, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-10-16 11:00:00 UTC ]
There’s nothing more exciting to me than a laptop with unique features or an out-of-the-box design. While a slew of brand spanking new laptops were announced at CES this year, there were some that really stood out from the rest. From RGB keyboards on Chromebooks to portable laptops so thin... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2023-01-18 11:45:00 UTC ]
Don’t miss these short stories featuring firefighting drones, lab-grown mammals, long-buried fan fiction, and much more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2022-12-30 10:50:00 UTC ]
Isaac Fitzgerald’s “Dirtbag, Massachusetts” is a memoir about male misbehavior and the struggle to make sense of oneself. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-07-16 09:00:11 UTC ]
Have teenagers taken control of publishing? With some authors notching up a billion views, we look at how TikTok is electrifying the world of books – creating bestsellers, reviving classics and rescuing neglected genresIt’s four o’clock on a sunny Saturday afternoon and the Krispy Kreme doughnut... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-06-08 05:00:14 UTC ]
The range and caliber of Joel Agee's work proves he's much more than the son of the late, Pulitzer-winning James Agee. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-02-22 12:00:34 UTC ]
Continuing our series looking behind the headlines of 2021, we speak to the philosophy professor who resigned from Sussex University after protests over her views on gender and transgender rightsGaza bookseller Samir Mansour: ‘It was shocking to realise I was a target’When Kathleen Stock opens... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-12-05 10:00:51 UTC ]
“René Magritte,” by the late Alex Danchev, is an insightful and broad-reaching exploration of the artist. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-12-02 13:00:00 UTC ]
Ishiguro’s first novel since winning the Nobel Prize in 2017 is a delicate, haunting story, steeped in sorrow and hope. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-03-02 16:46:21 UTC ]
Dreaming helps us make sense of our experiences, Antonio Zadra and Robert Stickgold write. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-01-22 13:00:00 UTC ]
In Tony Godfrey’s entertaining book, artists, curators, museums and the all-devouring art market elbow one another for space on every page. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-12-29 13:00:00 UTC ]
White people are turning to anti-racist reading groups to make sense of this moment — and, they hope, to make change. Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2020-08-19 09:45:31 UTC ]
A variety of books aim to make sense of our obsession with these mystical beings. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-08-13 12:37:46 UTC ]
Jennifer Hofmann’s debut novel follows a Stasi agent trying to make sense of his past. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-08-04 12:00:00 UTC ]
Katy Waldman writes about “Memorial Drive,” a new memoir by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey, who pieces together memories of her mother, who was murdered by Trethewey’s stepfather. Continue reading >> [ Source: New Yorker | 2020-07-29 10:00:00 UTC ]
Do writers need literary agents to get published and find success with their writing? Are there times when getting an agent doesn't make sense? We answer these questions here. The post Do Writers Need Literary Agents? by Robert Lee Brewer appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2020-03-24 21:29:37 UTC ]
Adam Sisman‘s sprightly new book follows a 20th-century fantasist who styled himself, variously, as a professor, doctor and reverend. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-02-26 15:00:00 UTC ]
Adam Sisman‘s sprightly new book follows a 20th-century fantasist who styled himself, variously, as a professor, doctor and reverend. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-02-26 15:00:00 UTC ]
The Twitter personalities discuss their new book and making astrology — as well as poetry — accessible. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-11-11 19:14:40 UTC ]