June 16, 2014

At a moment when the world’s attention is focused on World Cup results, English PEN has launched a campaign to draw attention to other numbers: the number of journalists and… Read more »

Censorship

Chinese translation of Indian poet draws criticism from state and scholars alike — Chad Felix
Egypt continues crackdown on novelist Alaa Al Aswany — Ena Brdjanovic
Has anyone in the White House read the Senate Torture Report? — Mark Krotov
Tea Party chair calls for UN fund-raising book by Kermit the Frog to be banned — Taylor Sperry

Translated into English by Eric M. B. Becker Carlos Drummond de Andrade, often considered the greatest Brazilian poet of the twentieth century, wrote the following piece, which appeared on July… Read more »

Is sci-fi short fiction getting a boost from digital platforms?

Nick Davies

Damien Walter writes for the Guardian that short stories in science fiction are enjoying something of a golden age thanks to new means of consuming, promoting, and funding publication of… Read more »

Leslie Jamison receives two-book deal from Little, Brown

Emma Aylor

Leslie Jamison, author of the bestselling The Empathy Exams, has earned “a reported seven figure deal with Little, Brown for two books,” Biographile reported last week. The two books are the… Read more »

New Balance attempts to profit off of great American literary works with new line of sneakers

Bradley Babendir

Most people believe that America’s most renowned writers were satisfied with penning works that changed the literary landscape permanently. However, most people are wrong. Instead, what those authors truly desired… Read more »

Melville House Books

#KeepingScore at the World Cup highlights writers under threat

Sal Robinson

Lose, Win, Live

Carlos Drummond de Andrade