Gillian Flynn analyzes her less-than-perfect protagonists

Posted on 07/06/2018 at 01:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

"Sharp Objects" "Gone Girl" and "Dark Places" author

Sharp Objects is set to debut as a TV series on HBO, and it recently appeared on The New York Times's best-seller li...

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Google Doodle honors writer Octavia E. Butler 

Posted on 06/22/2018 at 02:45 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Science fiction author

Today’s Google Doodle honors science-fiction author Octavia E. Butler on her 71st birthday. Butler, who died...

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Read Roxane Gay's "Sweet on the Tongue"

Posted on 06/20/2018 at 12:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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A short story from Roxane Gay’s recently re-released collection is available online for free. Head to Literary Hub...

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Study finds gender imbalance in major literary publications

Posted on 06/19/2018 at 03:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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An arts organization reports that female writers still don’t get their due when it comes to articles and reviews....

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How a Georgian princess’s cookbook saved a restaurant

Posted on 06/13/2018 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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As if bookworms needed another reason to say “it’s not JUST a book, Atlas Obscura just shared a story about...

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Kamila Shamsie wins the 2018 Women's Prize for Fiction

Posted on 06/06/2018 at 09:14 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Her novel "Home Fire" won the 2018 Women's Prize for Fiction

Kamila Shamsie has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction, for her novel Homefire. Homefire reworks Soph...

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Book review: "Florida" by Lauren Groff

Posted on 06/05/2018 at 03:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Novelist Lauren Groff's new short story collection is out to rave reviews.

Lauren Groff's follow-up to her widely praised 2015 novel Fates and Furies is wowing reviewers. Florida,&n...

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Roxane Gay, Edmund White receive Lambda Literary Awards

Posted on 06/05/2018 at 10:57 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Lambda Literary is an organization that advances lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer literature

Roxane Gay and Edmund White were among the winners at last night’s Lambda Literary Awards. The “Lammys&rdquo...

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Naomi Alderman, Neil Gaiman join Royal Society of Literature

Posted on 06/04/2018 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The British writers are now fellows in England's Royal Society of Literature.

Neil Gaiman and Naomi Alderman became fellows of Britain's Royal Society of Literature on Monday, reports The B...

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Incel movement draws inspiration from classic literature

Posted on 06/04/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Guardian today shared a chillingly thought-provoking piece that asks: Are literary classics behind the misogyny of t...

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