TODAY: In 1917, Wilfred Owen introduces himself to Siegfried Sassoon at Craiglockhart War Hospital in Edinburgh.
- From majesty to drudgery, St. Exupéry to DeLillo, how we write about air travel. | Literary Hub
- Chris Kraus on Kathey Acker’s naked “I.” | Literary Hub
- Are we different writers when we switch from longhand to screen? | Literary Hub
- Retracing the great Willa Cather’s steps in the south of France. | Literary Hub
- The architecture of fantasy and magic: Read a 2005 review of Jeanette Walls’ recently adapted memoir, The Glass Castle. | Book Marks
- “Despite his disinterest, despite our limited time frame, despite the huge disparity between our levels of coolness, I was going to get this boy to love me.” An excerpt from Chelsea Martin’s essay collection, Caca Dolce. | Lenny
- As the 350th anniversary of Paradise Lost approaches, a charity seeks help in their quest to preserve the 16th-century cottage in which Milton completed his masterpiece. | The Guardian
- “I practice pessimism so I’m never disappointed.” An interview with poet Lynne Melnick. | Full Stop
- “These little endorsements can reach a much larger audience.” Why book publicists are chasing the celebrity social media bump from famous readers like Reese Witherspoon and Emma Roberts. | T Magazine
- Model-actress and erstwhile Taylor Swift squad member Cara Delevingne will publish her debut novel Mirror Mirror—coauthored with Rowan Coleman—in October. | Los Angeles Times
- “The words I had thought were mine seemed no longer in my possession.” Elisa Gonzalez on her childhood Spelling Bee victories—and losses. | Harvard Review
- “If you’ve grown up in Pakistan you know there’s no such thing as a political spot in which humor can’t play a role.” An interview with Home Fire author Kamila Shamsie. | Omnivoracious
Also on Lit Hub: Benjamin Rachlin on how to write a scene that really happened · Oscar Wilde on the big screen, and other film and TV news · From Things That Happened Before the Earthquake by Chiara Barzini.
