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Literature
Independent bookstores are thriving, but a threat looms
by
Renata Sago
Dec 31, 2018
This isn’t a bad time to be in the independent bookstore business. The American Booksellers Association says there’s been a nearly 31 percent increase in the number of indie bookstores since 2009. The indie renaissance coincides with the collapse of national book chains. One threat to bookstores’ future: rising rents and labor costs. Click the […]
Copyrighted works are entering the public domain for the first time in over 20 years
by
Janet Nguyen
Dec 28, 2018
You’ll be able to freely use select works from Robert Frost, Aldous Huxley and Edith Wharton.
How the ghost of economies past influenced Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"
by
Anu Anand
Dec 25, 2017
The BBC’s Anu Anand takes a tour of Charles Dickens’ last London home, and chats with a historian who explains how economic hardships influenced the celebrated author’s “A Christmas Carol” classic. Click the above audio player to hear the full interview.
UK honors Jane Austen 200 years after death
Jul 18, 2017
The romantic novelist is celebrated with her image on a new 10 pound bill.
How did Shakespeare make his money?
Apr 21, 2016
Did theater or wool-trading account for the playwright's wealth?
Mona Simpson on the economics behind 'Casebook'
Jun 6, 2014
We're asking authors about the numbers that inspire them.
Khaled Hosseini on the economics behind 'And the Mountains Echoed'
Jun 3, 2014
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Gillian Flynn on the economics behind 'Gone Girl'
Jun 2, 2014
We're asking authors about the numbers that inspire them.
Book awards push for a wider audience
by
Audrey Quinn
Oct 14, 2013
Literary prizes like the Man Booker and National Book Award try to broaden their appeal.
Why is it so hard to make a career as a short story writer?
Oct 10, 2013
Alice Munro's Nobel Prize for Literature is unusual in that she was a short story writer, rather than a novelist. How did she manage to make a career as a short story writer?