In Praise of Pulitzer Prize-Winner Jayne Anne Phillips

Jonathan Corcoran on the Teacher Who Taught Him That Writing Begins Far From the Page

https://lithub.com/in-praise-of-pulitzer-prize-winner-jayne-anne-phillips/

 

UK audiobook downloads up 17% last year, Publishers Association data shows

Audiobooks are fast becoming ‘a major route to market for consumers of books’, the trade body says

https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/07/uk-audiobook-downloads-up-17-last-year-publishers-association-data-shows

 

‘I can say things other people are afraid to’: Margaret Atwood on censorship, literary feuds and Trump

At 84, The Handmaid’s Tale author is as outspoken as ever. She talks about aging, culture wars - and why “the orange guy” can’t be allowed back into the White House 

https://apple.news/AByxML-97ReWHrtx85AoUhQ

City Libraries Eliminated Late Fees Three Years Ago — How Has it Gone?

https://apple.news/ABEcfR7iyQ72c4iT7AP4EwQ

These 12 Stunning Autobiographies Will Leave You in Wonder (from ‘Vogue’):

https://apple.news/A-jXS6UCrSki4CDIUnO6RAw

The experts: librarians on 20 easy, enjoyable ways to read more brilliant books

Do you love reading – but all too often find yourself just scrolling through your phone or watching TV? Here is how to get lost in literature again

https://apple.news/AMk8Gy7L8SN2JVsWeGk9FNg

 

Call Oregon's Poetry Hotline to Hear a New Poem Every Day This Month

The hotline, created by the state's poet laureate, has already received thousands of callers

https://apple.news/AIYGtoncXRRuE2xibNpggNA