Poetry Reading on the Rise
Poetry reading in the U.S. has increased, according to new data from the National Endowment for the Arts' 2017 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts. Nearly 12% (28 million) adults read poetry in...
View Article5 Anthony Bourdain quotes that show why he was beloved around the world
Anthony Bourdain, the legendary chef and tv personality, died on Friday morning and people around the world are mourning. Bourdain was a best-selling author and was known for various TV shows, but...
View ArticleGroundbreaking historian of slavery, Ira Berlin, is dead at 77.
Ira Berlin, a historian whose research and acclaimed books helped reveal the complexities of American slavery and its aftermath, died on Tuesday in Washington. He was 77.
View ArticleChimamanda Ngozi Adichie wins PEN Pinter prize
Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been awarded the 2018 PEN Pinter prize. She was hailed by Harold Pinter's widow, the biographer Antonia Fraser, as a writer who embodies "those qualities...
View ArticleJean-Claude Arnault, photographer in Nobel prize scandal, charged with rape
A French photographer at the heart of a scandal that saw this year's Nobel Prize for Literature postponed has been charged with rape. Jean-Claude Arnault, who was charged with two counts of rape dating...
View ArticleThe Strange Case of the Missing Joyce Scholar
In an extensive article in the New York Times, John Kidd reports on "The Strange Case of the Missing Joyce Scholar." Two decades ago, a renowned professor promised to produce a flawless version of one...
View ArticleMike McCormack wins International Dublin literary award for Solar Bones
Mike McCormack has won the International Dublin literary award for his novel Solar Bones. The judges hailed it as "formally ambitious, stylistically dauntless and linguistically spirited". It is...
View ArticleAmazon comes under fire for removal of book reviews
Amazon has come under fire for removing reviews from its online book listings, with some customers having had all their reviews removed or being blocked from posting further reviews on Amazon. Authors,...
View ArticleSeattle abruptly repeals 'head tax' opposed by Amazon
Seattle officials repealed a corporate "head tax" on Tuesday "that they had wholeheartedly endorsed just a month ago, delivering a win for the measure's biggest opponent--Amazon--and offering a warning...
View ArticleRichard Powers: 'We're completely alienated from everything else alive'
After writing novels on artificial intelligence, neuroscience and genetics, Powers' has turned to trees with The Overstory. While on a hike through the Great Smoky Mountains, he talks to The Guardian...
View ArticleOxford English Dictionary asks members of the public to submit regional words
Oxford University Press is asking members of the public to submit local words, phrases and expressions from around the world for inclusion in the Oxford English Dictionary: "Whether you're in...
View ArticleJunot Díaz cleared in MIT Investigation
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology investigation has cleared author and creative writing professor Junot Díaz to return to the classroom for the fall semester. The Associated Press reported that...
View ArticleAtul Gawande named to head cost-cutting health-care venture
Renowned surgeon and best-selling author Atul Gawande will lead a major new company aimed at reducing health-care costs, a joint venture by Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway. The company,...
View ArticleThe 2017 VIDA Count
Since 2009 VIDA has tracked the review coverage of major print publications to analyze how many women and gender minorities are represented. For the 2017 VIDA Count, they looked at 15 major print...
View ArticleB&N Posted Loss of $125 Million on 6% Sales Drop in FY '18
Total sales at Barnes & Noble fell 6.0% in the fiscal year ended April 28, 2018, compared to fiscal 2017, and the retailer posted a net loss of $125.5 million last year, compared to net income of...
View ArticleWhere the ?no ending a sentence with a preposition? rule comes from
Atlas Obscura explains the history behind the, arguably nonsensical, grammar rule about not ending a sentence with a preposition which, "all goes back to 17th-century England and a fusspot named John...
View ArticleDonald Hall, US poet laureate and prize-winning man of letters, dies at 89
Donald Hall, a prolific and award-winning poet and man of letters who was widely admired for his sharp humor and painful candor about nature, mortality, baseball and the distant past, has died. He was 89.
View ArticleHarlan Ellison: where to start reading
Harlan Ellison, a major figure in the New Wave of science fiction writers in the 1960s who became a legend in science fiction and fantasy circles for his award-winning stories and notoriously outspoken...
View ArticleJunot Díaz adamantly denies allegations of inappropriate behavior
n his first interview since being accused of inappropriate behavior with women, celebrated novelist Junot Díaz adamantly denied the allegations, including a claim he once "forcibly kissed" writer Zinzi...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble fires another CEO
In a brief statement released late Tuesday afternoon, Barnes & Noble said CEO Demos Parneros (who had been named CEO in April 2017) had been terminated for "violations of the Company's policies."...
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