Saturday, September 12, 2015

The Roundup with PW

2015 PEN Literary Awards Revealed: Claudia Rankine and Meghan Daum are two of the winners of the 2015 PEN Center USA Literary Awards, announced Thursday morning.

Family Protests Poet's Pen Name: The family of a woman with the same name as the Chinese pseudonym adopted by poet Michael Derrick Hudson, who attended the same high school as Hudson, has stepped forward, demanding that he immediately stop using it.

Skloot Responds to Book Banning: Rebecca Skloot, author of 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,' accused a parent who tried to ban the book from schools of "confusing gynecology with pornography."
A Storied Past: Bill Shinker talks about his career in publishing.

10 Famous Authors’ Favorite TV Shows: Lorrie Moore and 'Friday Night Lights,' Stephen King and 'The Americans,' and other writers' favorite shows, listed at Flavorwire.


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