November 20, 2015

When Svetlana Alexeivich was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature this past October, American readers went in search of titles by the writer known for journalistic works described by the Swedish… Read more »

Arts & Culture

Salman Rushdie, Ian Rankin and Joanne Harris amongst those recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list — Nikki Griffiths
Lost Charlotte Brontë manuscript sold for $1.25 million — Nikki Griffiths
Waterstones appeal aims to raise £1m for Ukraine disaster fund — Tom Clayton
The Big Jubilee Read: 70 books are selected to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 70 year reign — Nikki Griffiths

The best of the worst honored in this year’s Bad Sex Awards

Zeljka Marosevic

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Literary Review has announced the finalists for the best literary prize around: the Bad Sex Awards. The Bad Sex Awards have taken… Read more »

Los Angeles Public Library to dedicate a branch to poet Wanda Coleman

Julia Fleischaker

The Ascot Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library will be dedicated to Wanda Coleman, the woman often referred to as the “unofficial poet laureate” of Los Angeles. According to… Read more »

New “indie dramedy” loosely inspired by David Foster Wallace, but what isn’t?

Kait Howard

Another set of Hollywood execs trying devilishly to monetize David Foster Wallace’s literary legacy? That’s the inevitable reaction to Entertainment Weekly’s announcement that SNL veteran Bill Hader is set to star in a forthcoming film “adaptation”… Read more »

Who are the richest writers?

Simon Reichley

It’s awards season, and some high profile winners have already been announced: The Nobel went to Svetlana Alexeivich, Marlon James received the Man Booker, and Ta-Nehisi Coates claimed the National Book Award… Read more »

Melville House Books

Suggestion to foreign writers who want to be published in the US: Win the Nobel

Chad Felix