The legendary Story Magazine lives again
In 1931, the husband-wife team of Whit Burnett and Martha Foley founded a literary magazine, and a legend was born. Publishing the likes of J. D. Salinger, Truman Capote, Gertrude… Read more »
“We do not consider it an homage”: David Foster Wallace’s family isn’t happy about The End of the Tour
Exactly one month ago, our own Alex Shephard reported on a remarkable Instagram photo taken from the set of The End of the Tour, a biopic based on David Lipsky’s… Read more »
This week in robot takeover: they got our news media
Run for the hills! Ah! Robots are taking over everything! Just kidding—we like robots these days. But, it never hurts to remind them that we know what they’re up to.… Read more »
African publishers are closing the gap in chick-lit
American privilege comes in many forms, and an abundance of chick-lit seems to be one of them. In an article in Kenya’s Standard Digital News, Anjellah Owino reveals an African… Read more »
What this world needs is some more boxed library
The timing may be coincidental, but it doesn’t feel that way. In the same week that the UK faced criticism for restricting book flow into prisons (covered here by our… Read more »
A lot of Japanese literature gets translated, but not into English
A good book can overcome many barriers in its quest to find an audience, but the Pacific Ocean apparently isn’t one of them. This is the case for Japanese literature,… Read more »
Attention untapped talent: your hilarious tumblr could get you a book deal
Admit it: you’ve always thought that your tumblr would make a great book. Strangers think so too because they’re always reblogging you like totally all the time. So now, here… Read more »
The real life George Smiley wasn’t happy with his portrayal
MI5 agent John Bingham is cited as inspiration for John le Carré’s iconic spy George Smiley—a character boasting wildly successful turns in novels, TV, and films—but it turns out that he… Read more »
The National Enquirer inadvertently funds Philip Seymour Hoffman literary prize
Batten down the hatches and hide your kids, hide your wife, because the end of the world as we know it is here: The National Enquirer is funding a literary… Read more »
Your mother was right: poll confirms most writers don’t make any money
Over 9,000 authors reported their writing income in the 2014 Digital Book World Author Survey, and—spoiler!—it wasn’t very much. Specifically, 54% of traditionally published authors (and 77% of self-published), made… Read more »