Junot Díaz Pens
a Trauma Confessional: "I never got any help, any kind of
therapy," the author writes of his sexual abuse as a child. "I never
told anyone."
The Instagrammable
NYRB Library: The NYRB Classics imprint specializes in reissuing
volumes that have been neglected—and the books have become design objects as
well.
Nobel Prize
Shakeup Becomes a Crisis: "The institution is in
ruins," a local culture editor said of the allegations and subsequent
resignations that have rocked the Swedish Academy.
Asian Authors
Sweep YA, Part One: A number of East Asian-American authors are
making a splash in the YA space with highly original and culturally specific
fiction.
Asian Authors
Sweep YA, Part Two: The "new voices of South Asian young
adult literature" discuss writing about cultural identity without getting
pigeonholed.
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How Trump Shook
Up the Book Biz: America’s literary bubble is rethinking its
identity, writes Lakshmi Varanasi for 'Politico,' as Trump voters become more
central to public discourse.
Nobel Drama
Leaves Sweden's King 'Sad': The resignation of three members of
the body that awards the Nobel Literature Prize is "a sad
development," Carl XVI Gustav says.
Waterstones Sale
Expected This Month: The sale of Waterstones to hedge fund
Elliott Advisors is likely to close at the end of this month, 'The Bookseller'
reports.
Romance
Fiction's Diversity Problem: The Romance Writers Association
issued a statement last week criticizing their own history of excluding black
authors from RITA prizes.
A 'Recipe' to
Fix the System: To change racial disparity in food culture,
let’s start with cookbooks, author Julia Turshen writes.
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