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February 28, 2015
The Mystery of the Muse
Where does inspiration come from? Elizabeth Gilbert shared her theory in her 2009 TED Talk: “[C]enturies ago in the deserts of North Africa, people used to gather for these moonlight dances of sacred dance and music that would go on for hours and hours, until dawn. They were always magnificent, because the dancers were professionals... Read more.
February 14, 2015
February 10, 2015
Use These Famous First Lines as Writing Prompts
Gawker has identified some fine first lines that, in the words of Stephen King, say “Listen. Come in here. You want to know about this.” Use them as the antidote to blankpageitis.
February 5, 2015
Kwame Alexander Wins Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Honor
Children’s book author and poet Kwame Alexander has won the 2015 John Newbery Medal and a Coretta Scott King author honor for his book in verse The Crossover. Both accolades are given by the American Library Association which also announced Dan Santat’s The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend as the 2015 recipient of the... Read more.
February 4, 2015
Rest in Peace, Jack Leggett
From the New York Times: ���If it can be said that any one person was responsible for Iowa City being celebrated as the center of gravity for the workshop culture in the literary life of America, that person was Jack Leggett,��� said Mr. [Bob] Shacochis, who won a National Book Award in 1985 for a... Read more.
Amazon Opens Brick and Mortar Location, Might Buy RadioShack Stores
Amazon has opened its first physical store, CNN reports. “Amazon has experimented with physical locations before, placing lockers in stores across the country,” the piece makes clear, but this “pickup and drop-off location on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana” seems to be part of a strategy to open physical retail locations... Read more.
New Snapchat Series Coming to Defy Your DVR
Appointment television has largely become a thing of the past thanks to DVR, cable programmers’ commitment to marathoning and re-airing shows, and binge-watching enablers like Netflix and Amazon Prime, but the upcoming Snapchat series Literally Can’t Even is bucking the trend–and launching a new outlet for disappearing (disposable?) content. Co-created and written by Sasha Goldberg... Read more.
Holder Makes It Harder to Subpoena Press As He Leaves Office
Outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder is overseeing revisions to news media guidelines that make it “significantly harder, though not impossible, to demand phone records, notes or emails from news organizations,” according to a New York Times report. Specifically, “Mr. Holder prevented the F.B.I. from portraying a reporter as a co-conspirator as a way to get... Read more.
Rest in Peace, Kenji Goto
According to a CNN report, Goto wanted to go to Syria “to get the story of what ISIS wants to do,” explaining, “Syrian people (have been) suffering for three years and a half. It’s enough.” Goto, 47, is survived by his wife and two small daughters. Journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff were also beheaded... Read more.
January 23, 2015
Networking Alert: The National Book Critics Circle Awards Are Free & Open to the Public
The National Book Critics Circle Awards will be held on March 12th with a finalists’ reading the night before, both at the New School University. If you’re available and planning to be in New York on those dates, make sure to attend. In addition to the 2014 finalists on Monday, their agents��and��editors,��you may get a... Read more.
