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Random House, which has been making money off of Norman Mailer for years, cancelled a collection of political essays after a junior staffer objected to an essay titled White Negro

NEW YORK (AP) — An anthology of the late Norman Mailers writing that Random House allegedly had scheduled for his centennial in 2023, but backed off from, will be released

Roth's Nemesis read in the age of the coronavirus is a study in grief and loss and the limits of personal or divine responsibility.

As the year comes to an end, let's look at a few of our region's biggest stories.

25 years of gripping, amazing, and sometimes just plain “odd” storytelling, in audio and print, chosen by Slate Plus Members and Slatesters alike.

Culture 2021 Year in Review - Lily Lindon: Meet the editor and novelist who Double Booked herself

Catch up on the stories readers were devouring this year.

Also in Literary Notes: Joan Didion — peerless observer, writer and social commentator — has died. And ODU released a law firm's investigation into author Blake Bailey's time at the school.

Marcus Berkmann challenges readers to a literary quiz for the chance of winning £1,000. The closing date for entries is January 17, 2022.

The playwright’s annual diary excerpt criticises the prime minister and Donald Trump and recalls an encounter with Philip Roth