Today is Haruki Murakami’s birthday, so what better day to announce the title of his next work, Kishidancho Goroshi (Killing Commendatore)? The novel, which is divided in two parts – Arawareru Idea (Emerging Idea) and Utsurou Metaphor (Moving Metaphor) – is slated for a late February release in Japan. As of this writing, very little is known about the novel’s plot.
New Murakami on the Way
Time Traveling Stories
The Portable Story Series has announced their latest contest theme: time travel. Paul Levinson will be judging the contest, which runs from June 1st through July 29th.
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Read, Read, Read
Hooray, poetry! This piece from The New York Times highlights three new collections you should consider checking out: Shaler's Fish by Helen Macdonald, Poems by Ron Rash, and Blue Laws by Kevin Young.
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All Places Are Temporary
Is he a vandal? Is he a post-Situationist? Maybe the text-art Banksy? Who knows. One thing is for sure – Scottish poet Robert Montgomery is taking his poetry to the streets.
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Time and Relationships
"When we think of novels, we often think of chunks of time and the action during those periods. But when I think of time, my teenage years particularly, I think of relationships." Recent Year in Reading alum Darcey Steinke talks with The Rumpus about being a teenage girl, motherlessness, "quiet" books and her new novel, Sister Golden Hair.
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Stranger Danger
Siglio Press has just come out with a book version of Sophie Calle's The Address Book, excerpts of which can be seen at The New Yorker.
iPublish
Is Apple launching a self-publishing platform?
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