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Book review: Garmus's 'Peck & Peck' is set in the bookish world
3+ min ago (631+ words) Miraculously, Bonnie Garmus’s debut novel, “Lessons in Chemistry,” made science and feminism fun while becoming a bestseller. Her follow-up, “Peck & Peck,” is poised to do the same thing for even more esoteric loves: poetry, fonts, and literary publishing. The novel…...
How to Submit Your Writing in the Berlin Literary Scene
4+ min ago (240+ words) Lit. editor Ceri Savage thinks submitting to literary journals is a rejection-lined bureaucratic hellscape. Here's why she still thinks you should go for it. But where to start? You don’t need to wait until you’ve written a whole book. FU…...
A slip in your step, the world painted red A gargle in your throat, a chill penetrating your brain A touch of snapping bubbles, rising up before your body Won’t you bloom now, or never at all? A time… - Arthur J. Caster
23+ min ago (136+ words) Not the time for you to die.Continue reading on Medium » A slip in your step, the world painted redA gargle in your throat, a chill penetrating your brainA touch of snapping bubbles, rising up before your bodyWon’t you bloom…...
St. John's Lutheran Church to host interactive book launch for ‘Gathering Stars’ with local author
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (151+ words) Jennifer Ohman-Rodriguez will celebrate her book launch with congregants and Rock Island community members at St. John's Lutheran Church on Monday, Oct. 19. The minister and author of Gathering Stars: Reflections, Practices and Prayers in Trauma Recovery will collaborate with local…...
How Patrick deWitt created his draft-dodging UCLA dropout for ‘Dodge City’
54+ min ago (551+ words) Patrick deWitt’s latest novel, “Dodge City,” centers around something the author knows well: a road trip. The one that protagonist Lee Clarke takes in the book isn’t a joyride, though. The 23-year-old has been expelled from UCLA for punching another…...
You can’t scare Min Jin Lee: The author on how she wrote ‘American Hagwon’
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (512+ words) Min Jin Lee’s third novel has been a long time coming. It’s been 19 years since the publication of her debut novel, “Free Food for Millionaires,” which received rave reviews from critics. Ten years later, she had a breakout hit with…...
National Book Award finalists explore often difficult themes
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (306+ words) The Virginian-Pilot The foundation will also honor novelist Salman Rushdie, who was grievously injured during a stabbing in 2022, with the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and pediatrician, writer and literacy advocate Perri Klass with the Literarian Award for…...
Quebec author admits past plagiarism, denies AI use in novel
17+ min ago (173+ words) Quebec author Thélyson Orélien maintains he didn’t use artificial intelligence to write his novel, which was nominated for a prestigious French literature prize. MONTREAL - Quebec author Thélyson Orélien is admitting he plagiarized other writers in his earlier work, but maintains…...
Dear Hollywood, take notes from 'Harry Potter' and 'Crazy Rich Asians'—our books need series
18+ min ago (330+ words) A series gives books the breathing room they deserve The biggest advantage of a television adaptation is pretty obvious: time. A book can spend entire chapters building a character's personality, exploring complicated family dynamics, or making a romance feel believable....
American Tayari Jones' novel Kin wins $71K U.S. Kirkus Prize | CBC Books
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (283+ words) American author Tayari Jones’ Kin, a novel tracing the life and times of two Black friends from small-town Louisiana, has won the Kirkus Prize for fiction. Jones is the author of contemporary works such as her breakout 2018 novel An American…...