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    HarperCollins will acquire the trade division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for $349 million.

    By Walker Caplan  March 29, 2021
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    Beverly Cleary, beloved creator of Ramona Quimby, has died at the age of 104.

    By Emily Temple  March 27, 2021
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    A Shakespearean parody of the upcoming Shakespearean parody of The Avengers.

    By Walker Caplan  March 26, 2021
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    Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

    By Book Marks  March 26, 2021
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    Dear Amazon: Why can’t we sell our ebook on your platform?

    By The Massachusetts Review  March 26, 2021
    In Memoriam

    Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove author (and sly American existentialist), dies at 84.

    By Jonny Diamond  March 26, 2021
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    Here are the winners of this year’s National Book Critics Circle awards.

    By Emily Temple  March 25, 2021
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    Here’s the shortlist for the 2021 International DUBLIN Literary Award.

    By Walker Caplan  March 25, 2021
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    Americans and debuts dominate the shortlist for the 2021 Dylan Thomas Prize.

    By Walker Caplan  March 25, 2021
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    A new original draft of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” has just been discovered.

    By Walker Caplan  March 24, 2021
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    This former Late Show with Stephen Colbert writer has some tips for writing humor.

    By Walker Caplan  March 24, 2021
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    Exclusive cover reveal: Tomás Morín’s Machete.

    By Literary Hub  March 24, 2021
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    Here are the winners of the 2021 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards.

    By Rasheeda Saka  March 24, 2021
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    Vincent D’Onofrio wrote a book, and it looks insane and wonderful.

    By Dan Sheehan  March 23, 2021
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    The Paris Review has a new editor.

    By Emily Temple  March 23, 2021
    NBCC Awards

    This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: The Broken Heart Of America by Walter Johnson

    By Stephanie Burt  March 23, 2021
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    Here are the winners of the 2021 Windham-Campbell Prizes.

    By Rasheeda Saka  March 22, 2021
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    Ijeoma Oluo’s next book will teach you how to be your own revolution.

    By Walker Caplan  March 22, 2021
    Your Week in Virtual Book Events

    Your Week in Virtual Book Events, March 22nd to
    March 26th

    By Rasheeda Saka  March 22, 2021
    NBCC Awards

    This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: This Is Major by Shayla Lawson

    By Megan Labrise  March 22, 2021
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    Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

    By Book Marks  March 19, 2021
    Interview with an Indie Press

    Interview with an Indie Press:
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    By Corinne Segal  March 19, 2021
    Audiobooks

    The YA Audie Awards Judges Chat with AudioFile Magazine

    By AudioFile Magazine  March 19, 2021
    NBCC Awards

    This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: The Equivalents by Maggie Doherty

    By Tara Wanda Merrigan  March 19, 2021
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    Ottessa Moshfegh wrote a new novel during the pandemic.

    By Walker Caplan  March 18, 2021
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