The enduring appeal of a midcentury Japanese novelist who wrote of alienation and suicide. Read more
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Philip Roth Festival Coming to Newark March 17-19
Organizers say the event will be the first major literary festival celebrating Roth in his hometown, culminating on what would have been his 90th birthday. Read more
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Ode to Samuel Delany
The Ballad of Beta-2 is a mysterious tale about generational starships taken over by superstition, paranoia, and misinformation, eventually descending into horrific acts of genocide. It also contains elements of the supernatural, or perhaps the alien, in the form of the Destroyer, an entity responsible for catastrophe aboard the ships, whose actions are misattributed to the marginalized population derisively known as the “One-Eyes.” Read more
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The Essential Colette
The author, considered by some to be the greatest French writer of her time, played with words and convention. Here’s where to start with her work. Read more
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The Moon Falls to Earth in a 1939 Novel That Remains Chillingly Relevant
‘The Hopkins Manuscript,’ newly reissued, recounts a global catastrophe through the sometimes humorous perspective of an ordinary Englishman. Read more
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Is America Finally Ready for Ben Okri?
The acclaimed Nigerian British writer is resonating with American readers in a moment of national crisis. “Maybe nations go through a time when they just can’t hear certain kinds of voices,” he said. Read more
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ChatGPT Listed as Author on Research Papers; Many Scientists Disapprove
At least four articles credit the AI tool as a co-author, as publishers scramble to regulate its use. Read more
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A Writer Collapsed. As He Recovers, His Dispatches Captivate Readers.
Hanif Kureishi lost use of his arms and legs. In tweets dictated to family members, he narrates the drama, and muses about writing and art, love and patience. He’s also quite funny. Read more
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Romance Writer Accused of Faking Her Own Suicide
Now the romance writers who mourned Meachen and self-published an anti-bullying anthology that they dedicated to her are outraged — and not just because they were apparently fooled into thinking she was dead. They say they also raised money to help pay for Meachen’s funeral. Read more
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First Major Saul Bellow Documentary Comes to PBS
American Masters: The Adventures of Saul Bellow illuminates how Bellow transformed modern literature and navigated through the issues of his time, including race, gender and the Jewish immigrant experience, through rare archival footage and interviews with Philip Roth, Salman Rushdie and many others. Watch trailer
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