LitHub Daily: April 3, 2015

TODAY: In 1920, Zelda Sayre and F. Scott Fitzgerald wed, and lived happily ever after.

• “I began writing and it gave me pleasure” – part one of Mark Strand’s final interview. | The Boston Review

• Landan Osman reflects on her inability to write after tragedy. | Harriet

• Venturing further still from the world of cat .gifs and listicles, BuzzFeed has named Saeed Jones (a National Book Critics Circle poetry finalist for Prelude to Bruise from Coffee House Press) Literary Editor and launched a fellowship for emerging writers. | Buzzfeed

•  Sarah Manguso’s diary contains over 800,000 words. How many does yours have? | The New Yorker

• The multi-faceted Mr. Warhol also dabbled in book publishing, creating more than 80 books during his career including artist’s books, children’s books, and mass market projects. | Hyperallergic

• Megan Daum and the LA Review of Books have a great conversation (podcast). | The LA Review of Books

• Is a translator responsible for the problematic work s/he translates? Well, “for a translator, not all words are created equal.” | Asymptote

• Frida Kahlo: “I don’t know how to write love letters.” Actually, you do, Frida, you really do. | The Huffington Post

• Yet another conservative politician is attempting to make the Bible his official state book. | WBIR

• In 1968, MLK delivered his last speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop.” | King Institute

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