The Catcher in the Rye is 63 years and 1 day old today and PBS has published an infographic tracing the novel’s complicated route to publication. Pair with Millions essays about rereading Salinger and his three leaked stories.
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Questlove in Question
The Roots' longtime drummer Questlove found himself in hot water after his late night Michele Bachman prank, but this week he's the subject of a 2,500 word essay in Newsweek, so things have pretty much balanced out.
Business v. Literature
Have the literati really framed the way we think about capitalism by disparaging business practices? If so, Forbes' Bruce Upbin is asking readers for examples of books (other than Mildred Pierce) in which business is portrayed nicely.
More Amazon Sales Ranking Crack
Authors now have more Amazon sales ranking data to obsess over. Weekly Nielsen BookScan data is now available to authors for free through their "Author Central" area. (press release)
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The Cursed Child in Print
Harry Potter fans, rejoice! Little, Brown UK and Scholastic will be publishing the script book for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the new play written by Jack Thorne. It’s a good time to revisit Michelle Dean’s essay reflecting on the close of the Harry Potter series.
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New Releases: Crichton, Jin, Bolaño
This week brings the release of Michael Crichton's posthumously published tale of the high seas, Pirate Latitudes and A Good Fall, a new collection of stories by Ha Jin. Also out recently is Melville House's Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview.
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Richard Wright, 106
Richard Wright's 106th birthday passed this last week, and in celebration The Paris Review posted an excerpt from a 2003 remembrance. Pair with our own Lydia Kiesling's review of Wright's Native Son.
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