TODAY: In 1906, prolific author Eleanor Hibbert, who published under different pen names depending on the genre (Jean Plaidy for fictionalized history of European royalty and Victoria Holt for gothic romances), is born.
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- N.K. Jemisin on craft, advocacy, and ignoring the naysayers. | Literary Hub
- On the future of black radicalism: talking to Angela Davis about Black Lives Matter, Palestine, and more. | Literary Hub
- Stephen King on the id of British fantasy, hating The Goonies, and reading Harry Potter while high on painkillers. | Book Marks
- “How could I know that after I died, Parchman would pull me from the sky?” An excerpt from Jesmyn Ward’s new novel, Sing, Unburied, Sing. | BuzzFeed Reader
- Kraus is intent on dismantling the tired myth of the Romantic genius: Olivia Laing on Chris Kraus’ biography of Kathy Acker. | The Guardian
- “It really does prove what we’ve all known our entire lives—that we all love to be read to.” On LeVar Burton’s new podcast (for adults!), LeVar Burton Reads. | The New Yorker
- “When we talk about our monster in Uganda, that’s fine with me, but when. . . the West was talking about Idi Amin in ways that were uncomplicated, unproblematized, I stepped back.” An interview with Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi. | Los Angeles Review of Books
- From It to Murder on the Orient Express, the most anticipated book-to-film adaptations still to come in 2017. | Vulture
- “In order to publish more women, especially in translation, we have to read more responsibly, publish more responsibly, and remind ourselves over and over that aesthetic value is not objective.” Speaking with four women translators. | Words Without Borders
- “Texas is big and we have big hearts, but this little community of readers has shown me that Texas just got a little bigger with all of the support shown from around the world.” A Texas teacher has started a virtual book club to comfort children in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. | Publishers Weekly
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