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 ]
News and Events (c) Rama, Cc-by-sa-2.0-fr NORMAN, OKLA. – World Literature Today, the University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, announced late Tuesday evening that Boubacar Boris Diop is the 27th... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2021-10-26 21:56:54 UTC ]
Fiction that lazily predicts a dystopian, ecologically decimated world is doomed to fail; instead novelists must engage on a new level with the climate crisis Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-10-18 12:54:39 UTC ]
Granta Magazine has opened submissions for the fifth edition of its Best of Young British Novelists list, to be released in spring 2023. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-10-13 08:19:00 UTC ]
Novelists Paula Hawkins, Graham Norton and Alex Wheatle are among the authors writing short, accessible titles for the Quick Reads literacy programme for 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-26 23:05:50 UTC ]
Novelists Nadia Hashimi and Helen Benedict join hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss the mistakes American writers and culture made in depicting the United States’ wars Iraq and Afghanistan. In the wake of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and President Biden’s decision to pull US... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-09-23 08:49:21 UTC ]
The author of The Fortune Men will now compete with five other novelists from South Africa, Sri Lanka and the US for the 2021 awardAlex Clark explores how the Booker shortlist tunes in to the worries of our ageJust one British author has made the shortlist for this year’s Booker prize: Nadifa... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-09-14 15:25:06 UTC ]
There’s something about literary sisters. Siblings offer a unique, complex, and compelling relationship for novelists to explore, so it’s no surprise that so many novels have sisters at their heart. From Jane Austen’s loveable Bennett sisters in Pride and Prejudice, and Louisa May Alcott’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-08-13 08:49:04 UTC ]
Interviews Emilio Fraia’s Sevastopol, out this summer from New Directions, is the sort of book that beguiles and dazzles in equal measure. Consisting of three disparate stories—of a mountain climber attempting to scale Mt. Everest, a mysterious loner... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2021-08-09 20:31:30 UTC ]
In her latest Graphic Content column, Hillary Chute looks at new books from Kristen Radtke and Lizzy Stewart, as well as a first graphic novel from Anne Carson. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-07-29 09:00:05 UTC ]
In this week’s Dispatches from The Secret Library, Dr Oliver Tearle ponders the links between famous writers and advertising slogans Fay Weldon, author of The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1983), is one of several famous novelists who started out in the field of advertising. In this connection... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2021-07-23 14:00:03 UTC ]
Historical fiction was once considered a fusty backwater. Now the genre is having a renaissance, attracting first-rank novelists and racking up major prizes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-06-13 09:00:02 UTC ]