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How an Alt Lit villain trolled the Tournament of Books

Literary scenes are about personae—nowhere more so than online.

On Mar 22, 2014 by Miles Klee

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VIDA Count tallies female employement at literary publications in 2013

There are big moves forward in terms of byline equality—for some.

On Feb 24, 2014 by Audra Schroeder

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Why J.D. Salinger’s stories resonate in the Internet age

The iconic author was fixated on the perils of human connection—and now the rest of us are, too.

On Dec 4, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Online gaming meets 19th-century literature in a Jane Austen MMORPG

Careful what you say behind someone's back.

On Oct 31, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Swedish Academy livetweets attempts to reach Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro

Maybe the Academy should have texted.

On Oct 10, 2013 by Miles Klee

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‘The Boy Kings’ author Kate Losse accuses Dave Eggers of plagiarizing her life

The tech industry's gender problem flares up once again.

On Sep 19, 2013 by Miles Klee

IRL

Oyster, the ‘Netflix for books,’ makes its debut

Welcome to your new pocket-sized library.

On Sep 6, 2013 by Miles Klee

IRL

Cleverest video of 2013 puts translators in a whole new light

You'll want to wait for the twist.

On Sep 4, 2013 by Miles Klee

Internet Culture

Vonnegut Trust sells author’s soul to Amazon for fanfiction

The intent is to expand Vonnegut's pull with today's readers, but will the partnership just alienate the very fans it's meant to reach?

On Aug 5, 2013 by Aja Romano

Fandom

Literary critic claims book blogs are killing criticism

Sir Peter Stothard claims bloggers are causing the "decline" of traditional lit crit. Ironically, Stothard is also the author of the book blog for the London Daily Times.

On Sep 26, 2012 by Aja Romano

Culture

Sci-fi blogosphere blasts Readercon over sexual harassment

The long-running convention has come under fire after giving a popular author a pass on its zero-tolerance harassment policy.

On Jul 30, 2012 by Aja Romano

Society

Controversy over negative book-blogging turns nasty — and pricey

A book review site called ChickLitGirls enraged the online literature community by charging authors $95 for a good review, but the site is just a small part of the online backlash against negative reviewers.

On Jul 19, 2012 by Aja Romano

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