Friday, May 29, 2015

The Roundup with PW

BEA 2015: A Promising, 'Weird' Start
Despite uncertainty about how big a draw an afternoon opening would be, a line had already formed more than an hour before the one o'clock opening of the show floor. more »

BEA 2015: Franzen says 'It gets harder to write novels, not easier.'
A capacity crowd of approximately 1,000 people turned out to watch BEA's curtain-raising event, a highly anticipated conversation between bestselling novelist Jonathan Franzen and Laura Miller of Salon.com. more »



Authors Protest BEA Outside NYPL: Chinese and American authors gathered Wednesday to protest BEA's focus on China; protestors claim the spotlight ignores the country's glaring problems of censorship and intimidation.

Blume's New Novel Might Be Her Last: "I'm 77 and I've written a lot of books," Judy Blume told 'People' magazine. "I think I've said what I want to say, for the moment anyway."

Watch Jason Segel as DFW: The official trailer for 'The End of the Tour,' starring Segel as David Foster Wallace, and Jesse Eisenberg as David Lipsky.

Steinem to Write First Book in Decades: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem will deliver her first book in more than 20 years this fall, titled 'My Life on the Road,' Random House announced Wednesday.

Bookstores Are Hanging In: NPR looks at the "mini-revival" of independent bookstores, during a time when the technology of books is constantly changing.


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