Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by A.M. Homes, author of The Unfolding. Find more Keen On... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-09-06 08:56:16 UTC ]
While other future novelists were discussing iambic pentameter and leitmotifs, Gina Chen immersed herself in computer science. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-08-25 09:00:11 UTC ]
A Black Muslim leader is bringing his life story and work to Broadleaf; novelists Tosca Lee and Marcus Brotherton are joining forces on a WWII story coming from Revell, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
Six of the 13 writers in contention for the prestigious British literary award are from the United States, with novelists from Britain, Ireland and Zimbabwe also on the list. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-07-26 14:51:57 UTC ]
Author Christopher M. Cevasco says there's a surprising lack of crossover between the two. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2022-04-29 16:00:00 UTC ]
Filmmakers, novelists and photographers, among others, also shape our collective memory, Richard Cohen writes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-04-22 12:00:50 UTC ]
Interviews Eloghosa Osunde and Okwiri Oduor. Photo of Oduor by Chelsea Bieker. It’s hard to argue with Booker Prize–winning author Damon Galgut’s assertion that 2021 was “a great year for African writing.” And as WLT’s “New African Voices” issue... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2022-04-21 13:41:40 UTC ]
L.A.'s authors, from 19th century novelists to Wanda Coleman to Steph Cha, have always pushed genre boundaries and dissected California myths. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-04-14 13:00:55 UTC ]
The theatre is a perennially popular setting for novelists and no wonder. The tawdry glamour and sense of spectacle make it a rich gift for any author, but it’s what happens behind the scenes that I find the most interesting. This is particularly true for those novels set on the 19th-century... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2022-04-14 11:00:00 UTC ]
Guardian photographer who captured most of the main events and notable people from the early 1960s to the late 90sThe photographer Frank Martin, who has died aged 89, was on the staff of the Guardian from 1964 to 1997, creating an extensive body of work that covered news, arts, fashion, politics... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-04-13 16:01:26 UTC ]
Three authors joined author/moderator Emma Straub in a thought-provoking keynote panel, “Storytelling in the Cultural Moment,” to begin the third day of ABA's Snow Days online conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
Book Reviews Statue of renowned Kurdish historian, author, and poet Mastoureh Ardalan (1805–1848) in Erbil / Photo by Levi Meir Clancy / Unsplash Even though they appear to have a lot to say about the historical, political, cultural, and literary... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2022-02-23 21:05:41 UTC ]
Literary novelists are struggling with whether, and how, to incorporate Covid into their fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-02-20 22:17:31 UTC ]
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” –Arthur Ashe * Years ago, when I was still a budding fiction writer, I published an essay about how hard skateboarding is to write about. I focused on a few novelists who had skater characters in their books but who clearly didn’t skate […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-02-09 09:55:45 UTC ]
Who is Elena Ferrante? One of the most widely-acclaimed and beloved contemporary novelists is also the most unknown. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-12-29 11:33:00 UTC ]
When it comes to great novels, this year felt like an embarrassment of riches. The books collected here are ambitious—in intellect, in scope, in subject matter, and in size. Some are perfect encapsulations of the unique problems of our time, while others illuminate the human threads that connect... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2021-12-16 12:05:00 UTC ]
It’s safe to say that in general, 2021 was an improvement on 2020—but that doesn’t mean it was a big one. Among the many disappointments of this year was the fact that we lost far too many members of the literary community, from poets to novelists to editors to critics to publishers. To them, we […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-12-15 09:49:46 UTC ]
Are there certain books with topics you avoid? That you fear may leave you a little worse for wear? Here's what may happen if you read them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-12-07 11:38:00 UTC ]
Novelists and short-story writers have created some classic narratives about man’s best friend, the dog. But what are the very best stories and novels about dogs? Where should we begin in assessing the classic, canonical literature that features dogs? From Homer’s Odyssey onwards – where the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2021-12-03 15:00:29 UTC ]
The following first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. * While writing my first novel, I was hungry for advice, like many young writers, and soaked up tenets like write every day or wake up before work to go to your desk or hit 1000 words every session. But these... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-11-12 09:55:05 UTC ]