Kenzaburō Ōe, the Nobel Prize-winning Japanese novelist known for his fiction addressing social and political issues, has passed away at 88. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-03-13 16:17:07 UTC ]
It can be too easy to write villains— people stunted and incapable of love or compassion—when we write about opponents of our politics, especially in short stories, which have so much less space to detail nuance. Sometimes writing about villains and pointing the finger is necessary in a world... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2021-07-16 11:00:00 UTC ]
Controversy still swirls about the Tattered Cover after its co-owners' public declaration of neutrality on political issues. Although the store issued an apology, a coalition of individuals and literary organizations are demanding that the store become more inclusive. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-12 04:00:00 UTC ]