The Writer’s News
The Writer’s News keeps you informed about new developments in the writing world, including award and publication announcements, news from AWP and the field, and updates about important literary figures.
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February 11, 2015
Film of Sir Walter Scott Poem Beamed onto Glencoe Highlands Commemorates the Massacre of Glencoe
It is the 300th anniversary of the 1715 Jacobite uprising, and projected onto the Glencoe highlands scenery is a video of Sir Walter Scott’s little-known poem “On the Massacre of Glencoe.” Read more...
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February 10, 2015
Salman Rushdie to Publish New Novel after Seven Years in September
British Author Salman Rushdie will release his first novel in seven years, Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights, his publishers reported. Read more...
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February 10, 2015
James Franco Will Direct Film Adaptation of Little-Known Steinbeck Novel
James Franco will direct a film adaptation of John Steinbeck’s lesser-known 1936 novel, In Dubious Battle, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Read more...
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February 10, 2015
ISIS Ransacks Iraqi Libraries, Allegedly Burns Thousands of Books
Islamic State militants reportedly invaded the Central Library of Mosul last month and seized about 2,000 books, leaving behind only Islamic texts. Read more...
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February 10, 2015
American Library Association Awards Newbery Medal to Three Diverse Writers in the Wake of #WeNeedDiverseBooks Campaign
The American Library Association announced its winners for the 2015 Youth Media Awards this week during the ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibition in Chicago. Read more...
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February 1, 2015
Moveable Type: Talking with Janet Holmes, Director & Editor of Ahsahta Press
Janet Holmes, director and editor of Ahsahta Press, based at Boise State University, took some time to answer questions about her press. Read more...
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January 27, 2015
German Readers Love Translations: Houellebecq’s Latest Novel Tops Charts
French novelist Michel Houellebecq’s allegedly controversial new novel Soumission—which was released on the day of the massacre of twelve people at satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, including Houellebecq’s friend, Bernard Maris—has shot to the top of Germany’s charts in its first week of sales, nudging out Ian McEwan’s The Children Act. Read more...
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January 27, 2015
Use of Definite Article “The” in Speech Has Diminished
Use of the definite article “the” has “radically” decreased over the last century according to recently published research by a linguistics professor. Read more...
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January 27, 2015
French Film Industry Sees Rise in Literary Adaptations
Literary adaptations are increasingly appealing to French filmmakers these days, writes Elsa Keslassy, an international correspondent for Variety. Read more...
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January 27, 2015
Zuckerberg’s Literary Initiative Sends Publishers Scrambling
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s new book club, “Year of Books”—which unveils a new title every two weeks—has sent publishing houses into a frenzy. Read more...