Midweek Links: Literary Links from Around the Web (August 17th)

All the best literary links that are fit to, well, link to

The trailer for Arrival is here, a SF movie based on a great Ted Chiang short story (and here is our interview with Ted Chiang about being adapted)

A manifesto against letting people borrow your books

Fantasy books where language is used as magic

Do we really need more novels fleshing out the lives of minor Jane Austen characters?

Kyle McClachlan sums up Dune in emoji

Is reviewing a restaurant at all like reviewing a book?

An interview with cyberpunk master William Gibson

Reading Gertrude Stein’s weird children’s book

President Obama’s summer reading list is pretty darn good

7 recent books to pair with “problematic” literary classics

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Two poems by Danielle Shandiin Emerson

Jul 15 - Danielle Shandiin Emerson

Coming of Age in Florida’s Turbulent Waters

In her debut poetry collection "Bottom Feeders," Arielle Hebert explores personal and ecological erosion in the Sunshine State

Jul 14 - Sam Risak

Being a Novelist Only Costs Romantic Compromises and Debilitating Debt

An excerpt from FAMOUS MEN by Julie Buntin, recommended by Chelsea Bieker

Jul 13 - Julie Buntin
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