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The death of the great Sudanese novelist went largely without comment in this country.

Why is Janet Maslin concerned with how “hot” a writer is?

Print on demand becomes viable, reviews of cookbooks, an obscenely bad book, and more.

Duch stands trial for crimes against humanity.

The Short Story Bubble may not cause the global economy to collapse, but it might take down a few literary magazines.

Day 2. The genius of Charles Baxter and the difficulty of following Marilynne Robinson.

Day 1. Eight thousand lonely souls schmooze, discuss their craft, and attend readings.

The Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference starts tomorrow, with four days of literary readings, panel discussions, schmoozing, and an enormous book fair.

Move along with them—discover some literary podcasts.

We just flipped the switch and made public every single poem, story, essay, and book review that appeared in VQR from 1975 through 2003—the whole of Staige Blackford’s tenure as editor.