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    New Books Network

    How Bob Dylan Reinvented Himself as a Poet

    By New Books Network  December 11, 2020
    Civil Rights

    Civil Rights Activist George M. Houser Worked with the Greats of the 20th Century

    By Sheila D. Collins  December 11, 2020
    The Hub

    Melania Trump’s post-White House book might not be a memoir after all, which is fine.

    By Walker Caplan  December 10, 2020
    The Hub

    Apparently there is a Jane Austen film adaptation called “Sense, Sensibility, and Snowmen.”

    By Walker Caplan  December 10, 2020
    The Hub

    Jordan Smith will serve as Interim Executive Director of the National Book Foundation.

    By Emily Temple  December 10, 2020
    Technology

    Digital Technology Has Made Day-to-Day Living a Game

    By Alessandro Baricco  December 10, 2020
    Sci-Fi and Fantasy

    Andrzej Sapkowski on the Mythologies Behind The Witcher

    By Literary Hub  December 10, 2020
    Literary Criticism

    The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2020

    By Book Marks  December 10, 2020
    The Maris Review

    Michelle Buteau on Translating Her Comedy Into a (Mostly) PG-13 Book

    By The Maris Review  December 10, 2020
    Art and Politics

    Clarice Lispector’s Son on the Personal Politics of His Mother

    By Paulo Gurgel Valente  December 10, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    I Wrote a Tragic Novel About the 1918 Flu. 14 Years Later, My Family Got COVID

    By Thomas Mullen  December 10, 2020
    Best of the Year

    The 10 Best Literary Adaptations of the Year

    By Emily Temple  December 10, 2020
    Awards

    Chris Jackson on the Privilege of Being an Editor, and Publishing’s Systemic Problems

    By Literary Hub  December 10, 2020
    European History

    Memorializing History’s Dark Corners With Absurdity

    By Keith Lowe  December 10, 2020
    Singer Songwriters

    When a Great Songwriter Turns Poet: On Richard Buckner’s New Collection

    By Nina MacLaughlin  December 10, 2020
    New York City

    The Private Lives of Shuttered Stores: On Abandoned Interiors

    By Mark Hage  December 10, 2020
    Keen On

    It’s Time to Expand Our Definition of the ‘Sharing Economy’

    By Keen On  December 10, 2020
    We Have Ways of Making You Talk

    The Problem of Comparing Allied and Axis Forces

    By We Have Ways of Making You Talk   December 10, 2020
    New Books Network

    The Perils of the Hype Machine When It Comes to Science and Tech

    By New Books Network  December 10, 2020
    The Hub

    Zahia Rahmani’s “Muslim”: A Novel has won the 2020 Albertine Prize.

    By Rasheeda Saka  December 9, 2020
    The Hub

    More virtual book events should be variety shows!

    By Jonny Diamond  December 9, 2020
    The Hub

    On John Milton’s 412th birthday, here are William Blake’s biggest fanboy moments.

    By Walker Caplan  December 9, 2020
    The Hub

    Kid Cudi is producing and starring in an adaptation of Brandon Taylor’s Real Life.

    By Walker Caplan  December 9, 2020
    The Hub

    A first edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle is expected to sell for $300,000.

    By Walker Caplan  December 9, 2020
    The Hub

    Jeremy O. Harris is donating a collection of plays by Black writers to libraries across the country.

    By Walker Caplan  December 9, 2020
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