TODAY: In 1949, George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.
- Anthony Bourdain has died at 61—read the New Yorker essay that started it all. | The New York Times, The New Yorker
- Surviving a Rocky Mountain winter in a horse barn, all in the name of writing. | Lit Hub
- When one man has had enough: on documenting the systemic torture of the Assad regime. | Lit Hub
- Mimi Wong on the power of women to observe each other, and how Killing Eve subverts the male gaze. | CrimeReads
- From Lauren Groff’s story collection to John McCain’s “last political will and testament,” the best-reviewed books of the week. | Book Marks
- “There is very little America needs to know at 6 a.m. that it can’t know at 9 a.m. Exceptions include nuclear threats, catastrophic weather events, and royal weddings.” Sloane Crosley on watching the nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. | The New York Times Magazine
- Mayukh Sen on Sameen Rushdie’s recently reissued cookbook, which seeks to “re-create the feeling of her mother’s kitchen.” | The New Yorker
- Lara Prescott’s debut novel about Dr. Zhivago sold in a heated, 14-bidder auction, joining the storied ranks of literary books with seven-figure advances. | Publishers Weekly, Lit Hub
- From Bulgakov’s Margarita to Snow White’s evil queen to Ovid’s Metamorphoses, a literary history of skincare. | The Paris Review
- A truly great New York movie: How Vanya on 42n Street documented a changing city. | Lit Hub
- How did Los Angeles become a destination city on the rare book trail? | Lit Hub
- The Authors Guild has launched 14 regional chapters with 28 ambassadors to “host a variety of programs serving members in their local writing communities.” | The Authors Guild
- In response to the Boston Review’s statement about Junot Díaz, three poetry editors have resigned, and VIDA has released a statement of their own. | Vulture, VIDA
- Evidence the world might not actually be doomed: way more people—especially young people—are reading poetry these days. | NEA
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