Happy birthday, Grace Paley!

Posted on 12/11/2019 at 09:55 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The writer and activist Grace Paley was born on this day in 1922. We’ll admit it — we weren’t terribly...

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Emily Dickinson's wisdom on words

Posted on 12/10/2019 at 08:26 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Emily Dickinson, one of the greatest American poets, was born on this day in 1830. Appropriately for one who wielded...

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Author Barbara Taylor Bradford discusses mourning — and moving forward

Posted on 12/04/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Excited about Barbara Taylor Bradford’s upcoming prequel to A Woman of Substance, her 1979 blockbuster hit? Then you’ll be glad...

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Irish author Edna O’Brien receives prize seen as possible Nobel preview

Posted on 11/27/2019 at 10:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re nearly a year away from the next Nobel Prize for Literature, but there may already be a front-runner for...

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Margaret Atwood reflects on the past decade

Posted on 11/27/2019 at 08:09 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The holiday is almost here, and what better way to celebrate than by reading a long interview with one of...

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Barbara Taylor Bradford will write a prequel to "A Woman of Substance"

Posted on 11/22/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Barbara Taylor Bradford is writing a prequel to her 1979 bestselling novel, A Woman of Substance. The Guardian reports that...

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Oprah Winfrey, Ta-Nehisi Coates and many others honor late author Toni Morrison

Posted on 11/22/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A star-studded celebration of writer Toni Morrison took place last night in Manhattan’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Oprah...

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New York Public Library adds to its Virginia Woolf collection

Posted on 11/20/2019 at 08:21 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Public Library has just purchased over 150 Virginia Woolf-related items to add to its Berg Collection of...

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Museum acquires rare tiny book written by Charlotte Brontë

Posted on 11/19/2019 at 07:27 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Brontë Parsonage Museum has succeeded in its quest to buy a miniature book written by Charlotte Brontë in 1830,...

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"Ducks, Newburyport" wins over Goldsmiths Prize judges, at least

Posted on 11/14/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Lucy Ellmann may have come up short in the fight for the Booker Prize, but she won’t end 2019 empty-handed....

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