November 06, 2018 » MobyLives! Archives

Don DeLillo, possibly, probably, nearly ok definitely the greatest living male American writer gave a rare interview to the Guardian’s theatre critic Xan Brooks. The occasion for the interview was for another… Read more »

Authors

A complaint describing a children’s book on potty training as "filth" helps it become a bestseller — Nikki Griffiths
Nobel prize for literature once again descends into controversy — Amelia Stymacks
Rape or weird foreplay: Bob Woodward investigates — Athena Bryan
Authors protest withdrawal of Nelly Sachs award — Amelia Stymacks

One of five known copies of Stephen Hawking’s PhD thesis is up for auction

Stephanie Valente

Stephen Hawking’s original thesis is on the auction block. Five copies of Hawking’s thesis are thought to exist and the current Christie’s auction will end on November 8. The thesis, “Properties… Read more »

Good people send books and money to Iowa library to replace burned LGBTQ books

Stephanie DeLuca

Last week we shared the most recent news about Iowa’s Orange City Library (there have been a few stories over the past year): local resident Paul Dorr revealed himself as… Read more »

Women Poets’ Prize winners announced

Julie Goldberg

The inaugural Women Poets’ Prize announced its three winners: Claire Collison, Anita Pati, and Nina Mingya Powles. The prize, awarded by the Rebecca Swift Foundation in honor of the later… Read more »

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November 6, 2018

Five takeaways from Don DeLillo’s Guardian interview

Michael Barron