Sample new novels online
Penguin ebook Tasters allow readers to sample the first chapter of books — including Zoë Heller’s The Believers — before they buy.
Penguin ebook Tasters allow readers to sample the first chapter of books — including Zoë Heller’s The Believers — before they buy.
Do you reckon the percentage of literary novels meeting the Bechdel-Wallace test has increased since it was codified in 1985?
The latest issue of A Public Space includes contributions from Dubravka Ugresic, Keith Lee Morris, Peter Orner, & Nam Le.
“This Perpetual Fight: Love and Loss in Virginia Woolf’s Intimate Circle” assembles manuscripts, letters, inscribed books, and photos — some never before been exhibited publicly — from collections across the country. Curated by Sarah Funke and William Beekman, the exhibit examines how Woolf’s life and art were influenced by her friends, and how their experiences resonate in her greatest literary . . .
While mayor of Wasilla, “the Bible Belt of Alaska,” Sarah Palin sought to ban library books that offended religious voters. (Via.)