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Missed Carl Hoffman discussing his new book, Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism and Michael Rockefeller’s Tragic Quest for Primitive Art on Late Night Live last night? Listen to it here (from about 25 minutes)!

The pains of being a book hoarder.

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Today, Elsewhere

‘The most fun I’ve had in a long time’: Chris Somerville at Readings on reading Nic Low’s debut, Arms Race (out today!).

Why are writers opening up about money (or the lack thereof)?

Javier Marias: ‘There are seven reasons not to write novels (and one to write them).

Today, Elsewhere

Watch a great video of Clare Wright reading from and discussing her Stella Prize–winning book, The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka.

Speedreading? Pah.

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‘Exhilarating fiction from a voice to watch’: Eimear McBride’s A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing reviewed in Kirkus Reviews.

7 things writers can learn from stand-up comedians.

10 things that make an editor stop reading your manuscript.

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The Walken comma.

7 essential Modernist life hacks.

Gorgeous paintings by Mike Stilkey on salvaged books.

11 unlikeable classic book characters we love to hate.

The reality of dating a bookworm.

Who wrote it: Sylvia Plath or Pamela Anderson?

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Today, Elsewhere

Listen to Damien Echols talk about his new book, Yours for Eternity: A Love Story on Death Row, co-written with wife Lorri Davis, on Fox FM.

What are the last literary taboos?

The best advice my editor ever gave me.

Today, Elsewhere

‘Satirical but sweet at the same time, it’s a dazzling debut.’ The Daily Mail recommends Marianne Kavanagh’s For Once in My Life.

Writing tips from the CIA’s style manual.

Writers and e-remorse.

Today, Elsewhere

Guess who’s a fan of The Rosie Project?

How shelving can save a book’s life.

‘I listen to the Velvet Underground’s “Sister Ray", over and over’: advice from writers on how to beat writer’s block.

Today, Elsewhere

‘I don’t even like to write in public places’: an interview with Geoff Dyer in the White Review.

How Dungeons & Dragons has influenced a generation of writers.

Infographic: how to perfect your elevator pitch.

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I like big books and I cannot lie.

Your female characters are so strong…

How do you read a poem consisting only of punctuation? I think the answer is ‘?’

Smoking in literature.

Here are the books we stopped reading, and where we stopped reading them.

Book hangovers are a thing.

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