Louise Gluck - GalleyCat http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat The First Word On the Book Publishing Industry Copyright 2013 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Free Samples of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalists The finalists for the 33rd annual Los Angeles Times Book Prize have been revealed, and we’ve collected free samples of all their books below–some of the best books released in 2012. Here’s more about the awards:

“The winners of the L.A. Times book prizes will be announced at an awards ceremony April 19, the evening before the L.A. Times Festival of Books, April 20-21. Held on USC’s campus in Bovard Auditorium, the awards are open to the public; tickets will be made available in late March.”

 

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]]> Maryann Yin http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/free-samples-of-the-los-angeles-times-book-prize-finalists_b65761#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/free-samples-of-the-los-angeles-times-book-prize-finalists_b65761 http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/?p=65761 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:23:06 +0000 W.S. Merwin Appointed Poet Laureate merwin.jpgThe Librarian of Congress has appointed W.S. Merwin as the 17th Poet Laureate of the United States.

Merwin (pictured, via) has written for the last 60 years, winning the 2005 National Book Award and two Pulitzer Prizes. Currently, he is published by Copper Canyon Press. Last year the prestigious post was held by Kay Ryan, and other laureates have included Louise Gluck, Billy Collins, Robert Pinsky, and Rita Dove.

The Poetry Foundation has an excellent selection of his work. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington had this statement: “WMerwin is universally regarded as a premier figure in the literary world … His poems are often profound and, at the same time, accessible to a vast audience.”

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]]> Jason Boog http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/w-s-merwin-appointed-poet-laureate_b12088#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/w-s-merwin-appointed-poet-laureate_b12088 http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/w-s-merwin-appointed-poet-laureate_b12088 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:23:23 +0000