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Robin Lane Fox on Why We Still Read Homer
For tens of thousands of years, human beings have been using fictional devices to shape their worlds and communicate with one another. Four thousand years ago they began writing down these stories, and a great flourishing of human achievement began. We know it today as literature, a term broad enough to encompass everything from ancient…
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Meet the 2023 National Book Award Finalists
The winners of the 74th National Book Awards—given every year in Young People’s Literature, Translation, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction—will be announced next week in a ceremony hosted by LeVar Burton at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City (and online). Ahead of the festivities, Literary Hub caught up with (almost) all the finalists to ask…
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Mask of Silenus
The following is from Babette Deutsch’s Mask of Silenus: A Novel About Socrates, published in 1933. Babette Deutsch was born in 1895 in New York City. A poet, critic, translator, and novelist, she is the author of ten collections of poetry, four novels, and six volumes of children’s literature, including collections of essays on poetry…
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Top 10 Best Books To Read: From Stephen Schwarzman’s Memoir To The Essential Business Storytelling Handbook
Finding your next great read can be a thrilling adventure in the vast and enchanting world of literature. Whether you’re an avid bookworm, an occasional reader, or just someone seeking a literary escape, the quest for the perfect book is a journey we can all relate to. With countless genres, authors, and timeless classics to…
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Editor Ann Kjellberg ’84 visits Yale to speak about books in a digitized society
Hudson Warm, Contributing Photographer Long-time editor Ann Kjellberg ’84 shared insights with Yale students this Monday afternoon about her experience in the publishing industry and how the industry has evolved and adapted in a changing technological world. The talk, titled “New Models for Serious Books and Cultural Coverage in a Digital Age,” was sponsored by…
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How Rebecca Yarros’ Novels Became a Romantasy Booktok Phenomenon
It’s been quite some time since the world has seen a pop culture phenomenon like Twilight or Harry Potter, but author Rebecca Yarros’ latest novels are one of the many fantasy series attempting to give those modern classics a run for their money. Fourth Wing, released in May, centers around Violet Sorrengail, a young woman…
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Opinion: Literature has lost its creativity
Piles of books sit by my bed — just over 100 — and I haven’t read a single one. This is a fact that took me months to come to terms with. When I was younger, I was running out of books to read quicker than I could get them. Years later, I still love…
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Luis Mateo Díez wins Spain’s most prestigious literary prize
Luis Mateo Díez has been awarded the 2023 Cervantes prize, Spain’s most prestigious literary award. ADVERTISEMENT The 81-year-old writer from León, Spain has published over 50 books including novels, poetry and essay collections. He was awarded the 2023 Miguel de Cervantes Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language on Tuesday (7 November). The ceremony took…
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Bank Street Book Fest 2023: Culture, Kindness, and Community
The 2023 BookFest at Bank Street took place virtually on November 4, featuring conversations around culture, kindness, and history from celebrated authors. The annual event kicked off with a greeting from Cynthia Weill, director of the Center for Children’s Literature at Bank Street College of Education. Weill noted that despite the return to many in-person…
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October 2023 Circana BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels
The latest volume of The Baby-Sitter’s Club (#14: Stacey’s Mistake), topped the chart of the Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels in the book channel, based on Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for October (10/1/23 – 10/28/23) provided to ICv2. This is a recent high for the series. The only other new entrant on the chart…