Lit List: Weekend of Friday June 17, 2016

Lit List: Weekend of Friday June 17, 2016

This weekend on the Lit List:  Brooklyn Book Festival announces Atwood, Rushdie and other big names; an Orlando victim turns to poetry; and Hachette Book Group C.E.O. finally publishes David James Duncan's "The River Why."

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Lit List: Thursday June 16, 2016

Lit List: Thursday June 16, 2016

Today on the Lit List: An old interview with James Joyce in honor of Bloomsday; Virgina Woolf's lonely thoughts revealed in her diary; and Gregory Maguire’s Wicked to become a movie.

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Lit List: Tuesday June 7, 2016

Lit List: Tuesday June 7, 2016

The Literary Show Project's rundown of the day's standout news and commentary. Today on the Lit List: George Plimpton recalls a speech by Muhammad Ali, LitHub launches its 'Rotten Tomatoes' for books, and NPR's Fresh Air reviews Yaa Gyasi's debut novel Homegoing.

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