- Eleanor Catton uses prize earnings to establish grant to give writers time to read
- American Born Chinese graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang talks about the need for diverse books in his National Book Festival speech
- “From all appearances, they’re just YA novels with extra sex”: on the “New Adult” genre
- Maryland Board of Education demand a middle school teacher undergo an “emergency medical evaluation” after he publishes a novel about a school shooting
- The Ship pub and other literary landmarks in St. John’s, Newfoundland
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