All Things Are Possible: Mario Vargas Llosa on the Eternal Youth of Flaubert’s Writing

Translated by Charlotte Whittle At some point in the last century, I arrived in Paris and that very day bought a copy of Madame Bovary in a bookstore called Joie de Vivre in the Latin Quarter. I stayed up nearly all night reading it and by dawn I knew what kind of writer I wanted […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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Lovegrove launches magazine for Caribbean writing

Sharmaine Lovegrove has launched an online magazine dedicated to Caribbean literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2018 Festival of Faith & Writing ‘Mixes It Up,' Touts Diversity

Nearly 2,000 writers, literary agents, and publishers gathered in Grand Rapids, Mich. from April 12-14 for the Calvin College Festival of Faith & Writing, which featured speakers of color and panels on racial issues. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Let's silence the creative writing course snobs

These days, it is normal for authors to go to writing workshops – or teach them. So why does the idea they produce derivative writers persist?What makes a writer? How do you become one? When I was younger, even asking those questions seemed to disqualify me: a writer isn’t something one becomes,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dylan Thomas nominee Machado on writing the female experience

We spoke to debut author Carmen Maria Machado, following her shortlisting for the 2018 Dylan Thomas Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brace Yourself, James Comey Wrote a Memoir. Here’s Some of What It Says, “the Golden Showers Thing” Included.

Former FBI Director James Comey has a book dropping on Tuesday, so prepare for the president of the United States to be tweetin’. The Republican Party is already gearing up for a fight with a Trumpspeak-inspired “Lyin’ Comey” website. While it will surely be interesting and instructive to hear... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2018-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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6 things you should know about the Comey book and the media frenzy around it

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[ Advertising Age | 2018-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Roshani Chokshi came to write a new series for Rick Riordan

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books: Writing and gun violence, women in criticism, politics at the Festival of Books and more

I’m L.A. Times books editor Carolyn Kellogg — welcome to this week’s newsletter. THE BIG STORY What can poetry do in the face of gun violence? Critic at large Adriana E. Ramirez attended a reading — in Florida, not long after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland — that... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 Things I Learned From Reading Terrible Books Written by Dictators

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Will Self on the cartoon strip that set him on the road to writing – The Start podcast

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[ The Guardian | 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'There’s No Dress Rehearsal for This Kind of Thing'

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Obama and Clinton aide writes on women and leadership for Hodder

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Grisham to headline Theakston Crime Writing Festival

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newbery and Caldecott Medals Lead ALA’s 2018 Youth Media Awards

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams is writing a memoir

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 Writing Tips: Laura Lippman

Edgar-winner Lippman shares five writing tips, including "show up on a regular basis." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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