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Sunday, February 27, 2022

How Libraries Shape Our Literature

It’s déclassé to browse the self-help section, but – as Sheila Heti points out – almost all literature is implicity,  self-help  



1 you slow down you re read and re read 2 you misunderstand 3 you get aggravated and stop reading - Do you worry about the effectiveness of your writing style? As emerging scholars, perfecting the craft of writing is an essential component of developing as graduate students, and yet resources for honing these skills are largely under utilized. Larry McEnerney, Director of the University of Chicago's Writing Program, led this session in an effort to communicate helpful rules, skills, and resources that are available to graduate students interested in further developing their writing style.


The Problem Of Writing Fiction Of Now During The Pandemic

“It seemed too soon to be writing about the pandemic, which we were living through, but it also seemed hard to be writing about anything else. If it’s set now, it has to be part of the story.” - The New York Times


Bookstore Sales Up 28 Percent In 2021

The rebound was not quite enough to bring 2021 bookstore sales back to 2019 levels, falling 1% below 2019 sales of $9.13 billion. - Publishers Weekly



How Libraries Shape Our Literature

Books reach Americans in multiple ways these days, not only as e-books. They might arrive as audio books, in serialized form through online services, and so on. Likewise, book clubs have remained and even increased their popularity. Yet no matter how we see it, the act of reading is...