A Countdown in Poems to the Irish Arts Center PoetryFest
Literary Hub has counted down the days until the seventh-annual Irish Arts Center PoetryFest begins by publishing a poem, as selected by festival co-curator Belinda McKeon. The festival begins tomorrow...
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Elizabeth Gilbert on Poetry and Embracing the Glorious Mess
In part two of their conversation (you can listen to part one, here), Elizabeth Gilbert and Paul Holdengraber decry our obsession with balance, discuss the poetry of Jack Gilbert, and quote Camus,...
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Robert Walser, Original Art Blogger
The images below are drawn from Looking At Pictures, a collection of Robert Walser’s joyful musings on art, which make most art criticism seem dry, impersonal, and dull. A line from each essay has been...
View ArticleMeet the Judges for the 2016 PEN Literary Awards
PEN is excited to introduce the 2016 Literary Awards judges—a group of some of the most distinguished writers, translators, and editors working today. Mark your calendars with the following dates on...
View ArticleMichel Foucault, Against Himself
The following conversation with French historian Arlette Farge is excerpted from Michel Foucault, Against Himself, a collection of interviews and essays exploring the contradictions and conflicts at...
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All the Young Literary Darlings Under 35
You get off the subway in Dumbo and all the good stuff is downhill. In this case, gravity leads us to PowerHouse Arena where thousands of people under the age of 35 are milling about, or perhaps...
View ArticleDavid Mitchell: Advice to a Young Writer
David Mitchell’s new novel Slade House, was just published by Random House. Mitchell’s previous books include Cloud Atlas, Bone Clocks, and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. He recently spoke with...
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A Phone Call From Paul: Edwidge Danticat
In part one of Paul Holdengraber’s conversation with Edwidge Danticat, after a brief discussion of writing books for young people, they pretty much just talk about death—writing about it, experiencing...
View ArticleHow Sophie Calle Became an Artist
The following interview appears in issue 96 of BRICK, which hits stores in the first week of December. Before people started telling her she was an artist, Sophie Calle was a young woman with a camera,...
View ArticleWriters on TV, Live From the Miami Book Fair!
PBS’ Book View Now is doing fine work covering the madness from the Miami Book Fair, with all the author interviews you could ever want, and more. They have very kindly provided Literary Hub with a...
View Article“When Did You Start to Think of Yourself As African?”
South African writer Ivan Vladislavić was in the US recently to launch the new edition of his novel The Folly published by Archipelago. He was also at Yale University to participate in the Windham...
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Gluttony: A Thanksgiving Reading List
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday where eating to excess in competitive, brother-against-brother oneupsmanship is celebrated. Open the top button on your trousers and, if you can...
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What Book Made You the Writer You Are Today?
On the occasion of the 2015 Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, finalists were asked to share their most important, formative books. Finalists—Sophie McManus, Ben Metcalf, Lori Ostlund, Viet Thanh...
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Edwidge Danticat on Death, Haiti, and Silver Linings
In part two of Paul Holdengraber’s conversation with Edwidge Danticat, the two continue to investigate the complexities of death, and take a moment to reminisce over time spent in Haiti. But mainly...
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Announcing the PEN Longlists, Pt. 1
All this week, we’ll be helping the PEN American Center announce the longlists for their 2016 PEN Literary Awards. First up: the PEN/Robert W. Bingham and PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Awards. PEN/Robert...
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Announcing the PEN Longlists, Pt. 2
PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award ($10,000): For a book of literary nonfiction on the subject of the physical or biological sciences published in 2015. JUDGES: Joshua Foer, Virginia...
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Announcing the PEN Longlists, Pt. 3
PEN Open Book Award ($5,000): For an exceptional book-length work of literature by an author of color published in 2015. JUDGES: Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Celeste Ng, and Héctor Tobar LONGLIST: Chord...
View ArticleCory Doctorow on Poverty, Privacy, and Our Relationship With Technology
In this episode of A Phone Call From Paul, Paul Holdengraber welcomes Cory Doctorow to America, discusses how privacy is a vanishing idea, and what is going to happen to our brains in the future… Cory...
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Announcing the PEN Longlists, Pt. 4
PEN Award for Poetry in Translation ($3,000): For a book-length translation of poetry into English published in 2015. JUDGE: Urayoán Noel LONGLIST: The Country of Planks by Raúl Zurita (Action Books),...
View ArticleFavorite Books of the Year: The King’s English Bookshop
For the full results of our booksellers’ favorite books of the year, head over here. THE KING’S ENGLISH BOOKSHOP (SALT LAKE CITY) Whitney Berger: Six of Crows, Leigh Bardugo · Ink and Ashes, Valynne...
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