Tag: Featured
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Toni Morrison on the Necessity of Literature, and more…
In defence of ‘chick-lit’ (The Daily Star) These books (the good ones at least) offer more than just fluffy escape. In the absence of a challenging form and language, such stories offer enough comfort and optimism that the reader is able to absorb some strength from their characters. Camus’ Mersault may evoke a thought or…
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Graphic Novel Satirizes Chicago Gentrification, and more…
The Novel That Accidentally Predicted the College-Admissions Scandal (Vanity Fair) The Gifted School is a novel set in Donald Trump’s America but not about Trump’s America—or at least not directly. It’s a novel about privilege, economic inequality, racial disparity, but also about ambition, friendship, and family, about the twinned challenges of parenting and growing up in a pressure-cooker environment…
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Queer Literature, Black British Writers, and more…
What happened to Britain’s black avant-garde fiction writers? (Independent) Why did it take me so long to learn of Margaret Busby, who, 40 years after these figures, became the first black woman and youngest publisher in Britain, and whose recent New Daughters of Africa shows black women writers in Britain well before the arrival of the Windrush generation.…
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YA Fiction with LGBTQ Characters, Women Dominating the Man Booker Prize, and more…
Netflix Adapting Novel ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ Into New Series (Rolling Stone) In a statement about the project, Garcia noted that their father was “reluctant” to sell the book’s film rights “for decades” “because he believed that it could not be made under the time constraints of a feature film, or that producing it…
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Remembering Andrea Levy, and more…
How 5 Authors Of Color Found Literary Agents Who Understood Their Stories (Bustle) People of color aren’t a monolith, and for industry professionals and authors of color to work well together, they don’t have to come from the same cultural or ethnic backgrounds. It can be tricky for aspiring authors of color to find an…
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Why we need science fiction, and more news…
We Need Diverse Books, But Wattpad’s Machines Aren’t The Way (Forbes) In its announcement of Wattpad Books, Wattpad alluded to its perceived transformative role in the world of publishing when it said that its new division “will introduce diverse, new, and undiscovered voices to book lovers everywhere…. stories that speak to the diversity of Wattpad’s global…
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African Fiction in China, Writing Retreats, and more…
How Two Friends Started A Top Writing Retreat In France (Forbes) Created and hosted by Tyley and Slack, two friends living in France who devised the retreat over a glass of wine, Slack is an experienced journalist and communications consultant, while Tyley is the author of Spaghetti Head, as well as a series of poetry and short stories.…
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Finishing Your Novel, Fan-Fiction, Writing Sex Scenes, and more…
The One Direction Fan-Fiction Novel That Became a Literary Sensation (The Atlantic) Without pausing to proofread, Todd uploaded a chapter a day to Wattpad, a free site that has earned a reputation as the YouTube of ebooks for its success in giving prose the social-media treatment. (Readers can chat with writers and discuss books with one…
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Racist Sci-Fi, Novels Steering Boys Away from Toxic Masculinity, and more…
Inside the World of Racist Science Fiction (NY Times) Most of the books are self-published. Others are distributed by small, activist imprints or the publishing arms of white nationalist organizations. They are sold online, at gun shows or person to person. This scattershot distribution system makes it hard to track sales, but the more popular…
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Publishers Underpaying Authors, Morality Clauses for Authors, and more…
Editors resign over decision to retain author Junot Diaz (STL Today) Three editors at the Boston Review are resigning over the political and literary magazine’s decision to retain author Junot Diaz despite allegations of sexual misconduct. Poetry editors Timothy Donnelly, Barbara Fischer and Stefania Heim said on Twitter last week they’re “dismayed” at the logic…
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