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The big idea: should we abolish literary genres?

Categorising fiction may help to sell books, but it says little about how writers write or readers read

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2023

Liberation Day by George Saunders audiobook review – funny, poignant and surreal short stories

Prisoners have their brains wiped, a children’s author searches for ideas, and a grandfather rails at his life under a Trumpian leader in this collection, narrated by actors including Tina Fey and Michael McKean

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023

Substack newsletters are a literary trend. What's the appeal – and what should you read?

Every week since August 2021, Australian author Bri Lee has released a regular weekly Substack newsletter, News & Reviews, to thousands of paid and unpaid subscribers.

The Conversation · Sep 17, 2023

Quiet quitting academia in "Lucky Hank"

Tenured professors who can't be fired: they're just like us!

Salon · Apr 10, 2023

Lucky Hank episode 2 recap: Hank gets an unwelcome visitor

In Lucky Hank episode 2, someone from Hank's past arrives at Railton and gets on Hank's nerves. Plus, Gracie and Rourke get petty.

WhatToWatch · Mar 27, 2023

How to watch Lucky Hank: live stream the new Bob Odenkirk comedy for free – from anywhere on the planet

Bob Odenkirk's new comedy is based on the 1997 novel Straight Man by Richard Russo. Here's how to watch Lucky Hank online and on TV, from anywhere on the planet.

What Hi-Fi? · Mar 19, 2023

Rachel Howzell Hall, George Saunders, James Hannaham among LA Times Book Prize finalists

LOS ANGELES — The finalists for the 43rd Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced Wednesday, with Rachel Howzell Hall, James Hannaham and George Saunders among the nominees for the annual literary awards.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 22, 2023

Can reading help heal us and process our emotions – or is that just a story we tell ourselves?

The oldest known library, dating back to the second millennium BC, in Thebes, Egypt, reportedly bore a sign above its portals in Greek: Psyches Iatreion, translated as “healing place of the soul”.

The Conversation · Jan 22, 2023

NFL Power Rankings: Tight Race Brewing at the Top Entering Final Stretch

The road to the Super Bowl goes through Kansas City and Philadelphia for now, but there’s a host of hot teams climbing into contention.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 29, 2022

The Guide #57: Is it just me, or is everything we watch getting more gory?

In this week’s newsletter: Martin McDonagh’s sad, funny Banshees of Inisherin has unexpected moments of true gruesomeness – just like every other hit these days

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022