News, Reviews, and InterviewsA new literary discovery featuring Charles Dickens’s annotations in his literary magazine reveals the identity of many Victorian authors who had been publishing anonymousl…
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May 22, 2015News, Reviews, and InterviewsThe jury for the 2016 Neustadt Prize has been announced! Discover the panel of nine writers w…
April 10, 2015News, Reviews, and InterviewsSome controversy surrounded the publication announcement of Harper Lee’s new work, Go Set A Watchman, and some wondered if she was manipulated into signing a cont…- March 6, 2015News, Reviews, and InterviewsTo kick off National Reading Month, Time magazine compiled a list of 15 life-changing books you can read in one day.Over 150 international poets, authors, and tra…
- February 27, 2015News, Reviews, and InterviewsA historian unearthed new work from Sherlock Holmes found in his attic. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the short story as a fundraiser to help save a town bridge.The U.S. Po…
February 7, 2014From Art Made from Books: Altered, Sculpted, Carved, TransformedNew partnerships and discoveries are at the heart of this week’s lit links. Two new poems authored by Sap…
January 31, 2014What a week! The links below are full of the excitement, pleasure, and sadness that marked this week’s literary news. Most notably, find information about the death of José Emilio Pacheco, who passed…- December 13, 2013This week, we said goodbye to a towering worldwide figure: Nelson Mandela. As a champion of peace, equality, and worldwide education, he touched the lives of many people around the world. A heartfelt…
- December 6, 2013This week was all about new works and translations emerging out of the blue. First, new stories by J. D. Salinger appeared on a filesharing site and subsequently went viral. Then, previously unknown t…
- September 20, 2013This week we’re celebrating the unveiling of the National Book Award longlists, which highlight great authors and poets in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young adult literature. We…
- May 24, 2013This week, the representation of women in translated literature was a hot-button issue. Read about it below!News, Reviews, and InterviewsA new study reveals that women represent only…
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