Gabriel García Márquez’s Papers Go to University of Texas at Austin
The archive of Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez, will go to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin
New Typeface for Dyslexic Readers
A 33-year old Dutch designer, Christian Boer, has created the Dyslexie typeface to help dyslexic readers
Louise Glück Wins National Book Award for Poetry
Louise Glück has won the 2014 National Book Award for Poetry for her latest book, Faithful and Virtuous Night.
The First English Books
In the rare book world, the earliest printed books are known as incunables or incunabula.
St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves Will Be a New TV Series
Karen Russell St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, a short story collection by Karen Russell, will be turned into an ABC show
Hermathena
Selected items from Hermathena, a scholarly journal of classics from Trinity College, Dublin.
A New Flannery O’Connor Archive Goes to Emory
Flannery O'Connor's archive is now available to students and scholars—along with 30 boxes filled with letters, journals, drafts, juvenilia, and other personal effects at Emory University's Rare Book Library (MARBL).
Poet Charles Bernstein’s Papers go to Yale
Charles Bernstein, co-founder of the Language Poetry movement, has announced the gift of his papers to the Beinecke Library at Yale University.
Small-Press Poets Recognized by the National Book Awards
Small, independent poetry presses are getting attention thanks to the 2014 National Book Award nominations.