Virginia Woolf on the Courage to Create Rather Than Cater and the Remedy for Self-Doubt
"The most regretful people on earth," Mary Oliver wrote as she distilled a lifetime of wisdom on creativity, "are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time."
Elisa Gabbert, the Book Review's On Poetry columnist, visits the podcast this week to discuss writing about poetry and her own forthcoming collection of poems, her fourth, "Normal Distance."
CPS librarian who's spoken out against library cuts said she expects to lose her job
Just two years ago, the American Library Association honored Chicago Public Schools librarian Nora Wiltse with an award for her "courageous efforts" to raise awareness about the effects of district cuts to library and school media positions.
The Penguin Book of French Short Stories (volumes 1 and 2), edited by Patrick McGuinness (Penguin Classics, 30 each) It's hard to imagine a better introduction to French literature than this glorious two-volume bran tub of short fiction, featuring 84 authors over almost 900 pages, running from the 15th century (Philippe de Laon, Marguerite de Navarre) to the day before yesterday (Marie NDiaye, Virginie Despentes).
She Was the Most Feared Woman in Publishing. What Happened?
Kakutani wielded immense influence as a book critic for The New York Times without the presence of modern book review platforms like Goodreads and BookTok.
She approached book reviewing as a consumer guide, providing honest evaluations and not hesitating to give both positive and scathing reviews. [ more ]
Top of Your Stack 1.25.24 - San Francisco Bay Times
Joan Gelfand's book Outside Voices tells the story of her journey as an artist and explores themes of identity, sexuality, and spirituality.
Ashley Herring Blake's book Iris Kelly Doesn't Date follows the romance writer Iris as she navigates her feelings and relationships after a one-night-stand. [ more ]
The author has two recent publications - a short story in The Southern Review and a book review in the New York Times.
The author finds book reviews to be challenging due to the need to cater to two different audiences and accurately represent the author's work. [ more ]