Annalisa Quinn
Annalisa Quinn is a contributing writer, reporter, and literary critic for NPR. She created NPR's Book News column and covers literature and culture for NPR.
Quinn studied English and Classics at Georgetown University and holds an M.Phil in Classical Greek from the University of Cambridge, where she was a Cambridge Trust scholar.
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Also: A Jane Austen Festival sets a new record; Terrance Hayes on winning a MacArthur.
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Also: a biography of Joan Rivers; the nonfiction longlist for the National Book Award is announced.
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Also: recently discovered letters by Jack Kerouac; Will Self doesn't like hipsters.
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Also: writers ask Amazon's board to end battle with Hachette; notable books coming out this week.
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Also: writing advice from Emma Straub; the legacy of John Updike.
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Also: Ursula K. Le Guin and Louise Erdrich will receive lifetime achievement awards; Judge Judy is giving away her new book for free.
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Also: Maya Angelou collaborated on a hip-hop album; T.S. Eliot's summer house is for sale.
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Also: John Koethe has new poem; notable books coming out this week.
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Also: finalists for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; the history of creativity.