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• 50 annotated first editions—going to the highest bidder

  It’s an impressive feat to collect 50 first editions of some of the most eminent authors writing today. But it’s a rare event when each of those fifty books has… Read more »

• Wikipedia: male novelists are “novelists,” female novelists are “women novelists”

  Oh, Wikipedia! You encyclopedic embodiment of the male gaze, look what you’ve done now. The category “American Novelists” includes virtually no women. Attempting to contain the expanding category, Wikipedia editors recently created… Read more »

• Granta editor: Leeds is “completely out of the literary world”

  While the response to Granta’s latest crop of “Best of Young British Novelists” has been largely positive—the list has been widely and deservedly praised for its diversity—comments made by the… Read more »

• Get to know Granta’s new novelists

  We know, it’s tough. You’ve only just now managed to finish Midnight’s Children and Granta goes and announces its list of Best of Young British Novelists. 20 new writers you… Read more »

• The reemergence of Zelda Fitzgerald

  93 years ago last week, the newlywed Fitzgeralds were thrown out of The Commodore Hotel, having already been booted from The Biltmore. The charge? Raucous drunkenness on the occasion of… Read more »

• Seven pranks and tricks from classic literature

  Today is April Fools’ Day, so for the next 24 hours, be careful out there on the Internet. Every story you see should be read carefully, every headline cause for… Read more »

• Google Docs lets you collaborate with dead writers

  In order to show off its collaborative capabilities, Google Documents has created a demonstration where you can collaborate with famous (and long-dead) authors on a story. It’s actually a pretty… Read more »

• Prolific romance novelist Jessica Blair is a man

  The UK’s Daily Mail reported last week that, in a gender-bending surprise, the author of twenty-two romance novels who goes by the name Jessica Blair is, in fact, an 89-year-old… Read more »

• Neil Gaiman collaborating with readers for a Calendar of Tales

  Neil Gaiman has announced that he’s starting a collaborative writing project, sponsored by Blackberry, in which he’ll get inspiration from his readers to craft a story for every month in… Read more »

• Stephen King’s new ebook about gun violence

  In the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting, Stephen King has written a new ebook short about gun violence in the United States. The essay, titled Guns, was released last week… Read more »