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Today on the Lit List: Jonathan Coe declared France’s “favourite British author” in the wake of Brexit; Dispatches author Michael Herr dies at 76; and a new book series is set for publication that's inspired by Disney phenomenon Frozen.
Read MoreGeorge R.R. Martin and Stephen King weigh in on the gun debate; Barnes & Noble sales fall; and a sneak peak at the latest from Margaret Atwood.
Read MoreToday on the Lit List: Lisa McInerney's 'astounding' debut novel wins Desmond Elliott prize; Frankenstein gets an illustrated update; and an old book gets a new title from UNESCO.
Read MoreToday on the Lit List: Iconic French feminist writer Benoîte Groult has died; NPR reviews Vinegar Girl; a Fox News anchor lands a deal for an Eisenhower book; and The Guardian asks, why are there so many new publishing imprints?
Read MoreToday on the Lit List: Steven Spielberg plans to remake a popular broadway sensation; a poem dedicated to the Orlando Shooting victims; and Hew Strachan receives Pritzker Literature Award.
Read MoreThis 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."
Read MoreToday 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.
Read MoreToday on the Lit List: A poem by Christopher Soto in the aftermath of the shooting in Orlando; Harry Potter fans pay tribute to Orlando shooting victim; and a bookstore made by a refugee for refugees.
Read MoreToday on the Lit List: Esteemed translator Gregory Rabassa passes away at 94; author-of-the-moment Emma Cline discusses what led her to write about Charles Manson's infamous cult; and Chuck Palahniuk's move into colouring-in books.
Read MoreToday on the Lit List: Writers respond to the mass shooting in Orlando; Lin-Manuel Miranda delivers a sonnet of thanks in his Tony acceptance speech; and a new take on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales will give a voice to refugees.
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