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Review | Do we need to save fiction from conglomerate publishing?
Literature is, variously: a refuge from reality, an encounter with an era, an expression of a singular sensibility and a sheer delight. But it is also a business, as Dan Sinykin, an English professor at Emory University, explains in his new monograph, “Big Fiction: How Conglomeration Changed the Publishing Industry and American Literature.” Many academics…
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Taking on contentious issue of abortion rights, ‘Mercy Street’ honored as 2023 American Voices in Literature Award winner
Jennifer Haigh has visited The Mark Twain House and Museum before for a reading and signing event. She returns this week as the winner of the 2023 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award for her latest novel “Mercy Street.” Haigh will be the guest of honor at a high-ticket fundraising dinner on Nov. 3.…
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‘The Art of War’ and Amy Schumer’s memoir are among many books banned in US prisons. Here’s why
NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of thousands of books are being banned or restricted by U.S. prisons, according to a new report from PEN America. The list includes everything from self-help books to an Elmore Leonard novel. “The common concept underpinning the censorship we’re seeing is that certain ideas and information are a threat,” says…
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British Library celebrates the surging popularity of fantasy fiction
At the top of Neil Gaiman’s notebook, a doodle of a woman with shaggy hair and huge, black, perfectly round eyes stares out above an early draft of his children’s novel Coraline. In Ursula K Le Guin’s sketchbook, a ring, decoratively pierced and etched with symbols, is drawn cracked in two, just as it appears…
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Elizabeth Hand’s 6 horror novels that will have you sleeping with the light on
When you make a purchase using links on our site, The Week may earn a commission. All reviews are written independently by our editorial team. Elizabeth Hand is a best-selling fantasy and horror writer and a three-time Shirley Jackson Award winner. Her new novel, “A Haunting on the Hill,” is the first authorized sequel to…
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‘Never read anything like it’: Nobel Prize winner backs Australian
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Jon Fosse, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, has translated the Australian writer Gerald Murnane’s novel The Plains into Norwegian. He feels that he and Murnane have something in common. “To meet a literary voice that really talks to you, it’s rare,” he told…
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Chappaqua author’s upcoming book details Jackie Kennedy’s passion for reading
Oct 27, 2023, 12:26amUpdated 1h ago By: News 12 Staff A Chappaqua author will debut her first picture book biography that shares untold stories about one of the most famous women in American history. The book is called “Jackie and The Books She Loved,” and it’s all about former first lady Jackie Kennedy’s passion for…
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Don’t Know What to Read Next? This Comprehensive Book Map Can Help
Half the battle of nurturing a reading habit is figuring out which book to read next. Whether you prefer fiction or nonfiction, classic literature or new releases, the diversity of titles to choose from can be daunting. If you’re desperate for book recommendations, TheLibraryMap is the perfect starting point. TheLibraryMap is an online tool that…
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Book Explores WWII British Literature, Culture
A Northern Michigan University associate professor published a scholarly book about British literature of World War II that looks at fictional British diplomats, officials and spies in books and films that respond to wartime Fascism and to the political instability of the postwar years. In Diplomacy in Postwar British Literature and Culture, Caroline Zoe Krzakowski…
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Banned Books Week
“The Great Gatsby,” The Holy Bible, “The Lord of the Rings,” and “The Outsiders,” are different thematically, yet they share one thing in common. Each year since 2001, the American Library Association (ALA) has listed the top 10 most challenged books in the United States. Each of the previously mentioned texts have appeared in the…
