After the author and TV personality’s death, his longtime assistant was left to finish his last book, a world travel guide.
Tag: Writing and Writers
Amanda Gorman’s Poetry United Critics. It’s Dividing Translators.
Should a white writer translate a Black poet’s work? A debate in Europe has exposed the lack of diversity in the world of literary translation.
His Books Inspired Lovestruck Teens to Put Locks on Bridges
Federico Moccia, the Italian writer likened to Nicholas Sparks and John Green, is releasing his Rome Novels in English for the first time.
Preta Rara: The Brazilian Maid-Turned-Star Who’s Taking on Racism
Joyce Fernandes was a third-generation maid — until an employer caught her reading a book. Now a rapper, author and TV host, she is spurring “uncomfortable” conversations on race.
Léna Situations, Upstart French Influencer, Is Rattling the Literary Lions
The social media star known as Léna Situations, 23, had a pretty eventful 2020. She racked up millions of followers, became a best-selling author — and attracted criticism from the Paris book world.
Kehinde Wiley’s Black Rock Resident Artists Are Named
Members of the global group share the painter’s passion for using art to explore social change.
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, Towering Figure in Urdu Literature, Dies at 85
A poet, scholar, historian, critic and novelist, he was credited with the revival of Urdu literature, especially from the 18th and 19th centuries. He died of Covid-19.
Fans of H.G. Wells Cry Foul Over Errors in Commemorative Coin
The two-pound coin from the Royal Mint features imagery from Wells’s books. But fans noted that the writer’s Martian tripods have three legs, not four.
A Year of Scandals and Self-Questioning for France’s Top Publishers
The release of “Consent” put France’s literary establishment under a harsh spotlight. The publishing industry is grappling with a nation that it resembles less and less.
Bad Sex in Fiction Award Is Canceled, as 2020 Was Bad Enough
Editors of the Literary Review, which has given the award for almost 30 years, said the public had been “subjected to too many bad things this year to justify exposing it to bad sex as well.”