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Awkwafina is your host for the 2021 PEN America Literary Gala.

Awkwafina is your host for the 2021 PEN America Literary Gala.

By Vanessa Willoughby | August 3, 2021

Did you know that they used to give out Olympic medals for literature?

Did you know that they used to give out Olympic medals for literature?

By Dan Sheehan | July 27, 2021

Garth Greenwell’s <em>What Belongs to You</em> is becoming an opera.

Garth Greenwell’s What Belongs to You is becoming an opera.

By Walker Caplan | July 26, 2021

Who will buy Sylvia Plath's wedding ring?

Who will buy Sylvia Plath's wedding ring?

By Dan Sheehan | July 2, 2021

Attention: LeVar Burton wants to read your short stories.

Attention: LeVar Burton wants to read your short stories.

By Walker Caplan | June 29, 2021

How to Plan a Literary Drive-In: Or, the Pandemic’s Safest IRL Book Launch

How to Plan a Literary Drive-In: Or, the Pandemic’s Safest IRL Book Launch

Rachelle Toarmino on Celebrating a Debut During a Pandemic

By Rachelle Toarmino | June 29, 2021

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This prestigious German TV writing competition is . . . very German.

By Walker Caplan | June 17, 2021

Seamus Heaney’s wife is launching a Seamus Heaney-themed walking tour.

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Your Week in Virtual Book Events, June 7th to 11th

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Shakespeare in the Park is back, with another all-Black cast.

Shakespeare in the Park is back, with another all-Black cast.

By Dan Sheehan | June 3, 2021

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Announcing the second season of FUSE: A <em>BOMB</em> Podcast.

Announcing the second season of FUSE: A BOMB Podcast.

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Your Week in Virtual Book Events, May 17th to May 22nd

Featuring K-Ming Chang, Lydia Millet, and Rachel Kushner

By Rasheeda Saka | May 17, 2021

Raven Leilani has won the Dylan Thomas Prize.

Raven Leilani has won the Dylan Thomas Prize.

By Walker Caplan | May 14, 2021

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