“Examine Every Atom”: The Capacious Career of Poet, Editor, and Critic T. R. Hummer, by Chard deNiord Interviews [email protected] Wed, 07/31/2024 - 08:31 Right photo by formulanone / FlickrT. R. Hummer, as he is known professionally but Terry to his wide group of friends, has enjoyed a remarkably multifaceted literary career over the course of the past fifty years as an editor of five eminent literary journals: Quarterly West, Cimarron Review, Kenyon Review, New England Review, and Georgia Review. Hummer has written as ambitiously as he has edited, authoring eleven books of well-received poetry in which he has found increasingly adept ways of distilling mystical and mythological themes into lyrical poetry. He has also written a book of incisive literary criticism titled The Muse in the Machine: Essays on Poetry and the Anatomy of the Body Politic. As both a friend and admirer of his poetry, essays, and music, I had entertained the idea of interviewing Hummer for years, and then finally did at his home in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, where he and his wife, the author Beth Cody, welcomed me with warm hospitality. We talked for almost two days straight. Our distilled “talk” that appears here consumed as many hours of editing as our prolonged conversation, yet seemed must shorter. Chard deNiord: As a child of the Deep South, where you were born in Macon, Mississippi, you spent hours harvesting winter peas on a Massey-Harris... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
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It’s fashion week in New York City, which (alas) doesn’t usually concern us all that much here at Literary Hub. But last night, Anna Sui introduced her fall 2024 collection, entitled “WHODUNNIT!!!,” with a runway show at iconic bookstore The Strand—to best set the stage for its literary... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Ewan MacGregor's marvelous mustache, a legendary California bookstore is up for sale, and Florida is (sigh) at it again. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Vroman’s is a community landmark in Pasadena, Calif. Now, its longtime owner says he’s ready to turn over the reins. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Two investment firms led by Canadian billionaire Gerald Schwartz—an Indigo board member, husband of founder Heather Reisman, and the company's majority owner—has made an offer to acquire the remaining shares of Canada's largest bookstore chain. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Wear these fun bookish Valentine's Day sweatshirts to go out to pick up your latest bookstore or library finds and more. - Kelly Jensen Continue reading at Book Riot
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Bookstore workers at San Francisco’s City Lights Booksellers and Publishers have agreed to unionize, with the City Lights Workers Union joining the Industrial Workers of the World Local 660. City Lights management has voluntarily recognized the union. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Collette Morgan, owner of the Minneapolis children's bookstore that she and her then-husband opened in 1992, has transferred its ownership to four of the store's eight employees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Vroman's, a longtime Pasadena bookstore, is for sale. Its owner is also looking to sell its second Pasadena location and Book Soup in West Hollywood. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Imperium Press, whose blog fosters a worldview it calls ‘folkishness’, has become an intellectual resource for the far right, but its works are widely available through mainstream sourcesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAt least one Australian-based online... Continue reading at The Guardian
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How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rose up and won an underdog political victory. | Lit Hub Politics Lauren Groff talks about what it’s like to open a bookstore in Florida right now. | Lit Hub Selfishly curated experiences: İnci Atrek on how planning trips can inform novel writing. | Lit Hub Langston... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Novelist Lauren Groff joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss the new independent bookstore she and her husband are planning in Gainesville, Florida. The Lynx, which Groff aims to open this spring, will feature banned books, an act of resistance in a state where more... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Tamara Megrelishvili, founder of Georgian bookstore Prospero's talks about the impact of diminished tourism, war, and political unease. The post In Tbilisi: Bookseller Tamara Megrelishvili on Sales Trends appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Vignette Books is new online bookstore based in Austin, Tex., cofounded by a former employee at Book People. It has attracted an audience willing to gamble on buying used and vintage books based solely on their categories, without knowing exactly which title will arrive. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Greta Livraria in Lisbon and Rare Birds in Edinburgh are among the new stores dedicated to women’s writingWith its neatly arranged tables and shelves laden with books written by women, Greta Livraria’s small space masks its big ambitions. Since opening earlier this year, the bookstore in Lisbon... Continue reading at The Guardian
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On this week's episode of TechMagic, host Cathy Hackl and guest host Lee Kebler discuss Hackl's finished manuscript for her fifth book written with a previous guest, Irena Cronin, called Spatial Computing: An AI-Driven Business Revolution. Kebler thinks spatial computing... Continue reading at AdWeek
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In talking about my debut story collection, House Gone Quiet, with friends and family, I’ve often found myself pitching the merits of the short story form itself. Due to habit or book marketing or a lack of exposure, it’s simply the case that most fiction readers who enter a bookstore are... Continue reading at Electric Literature
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This week on The Maris Review, Naomi Alderman joins Maris Kreizman live at the Strand Bookstore in New York City to discuss The Future, out now from Simon & Schuster. Subscribe and download the episode, wherever you get your podcasts. * from the episode: Maris Kreizman: You really captured... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Poet, Translator, Mirror: A Conversation with Miho Kinnas, by Renee H. Shea Interviews [email protected] Tue, 12/05/2023 - 15:32 Two-time Pushcart Prize nominee Miho Kinnas recently published Waiting for Sunset to Bury Red Camellias, her third book... Continue reading at World Literature Today
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The vandalism of an Indigo book store in Toronto illustrates the challenges that may come with both defining antisemitism, and when anti-Israel actions or sentiment cross the line from legitimate protest to hate. Continue reading at CBC
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‘How to Protect Bookstores and Why,’ the new book by The Raven bookstore co-owner Danny Caine, offers strategies for booksellers and their customers to keep indie stores kicking. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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