News of note for readers: November 14, 2024

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days!

• Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina, dies at 75 (The New York Times) 

• Magic School Bus illustrator Bruce Degen has died (The New York Times)

• Read newly translated work by Egyptian poet Mostafa Ibrahim (Literary Hub)

• It was 'great relief' for Haruki Murakami to finish his latest novel (NPR)

• Bid on a note from your favorite author in The Common’s Postcard Auction (Literary Hub)