- Iris Murdoch thought the Beatles should have been poets laureate. (The Independent)
- Short-story collection smuggled out of North Korea to be published in English in 2017. (Melville House)
- Peter Rabbit play will explore the dark side of Beatrix Potter’s stories. (The Guardian)
- Kenneth Oppel describes Jon Klassen’s illustrations for The Nest. (The Guardian)
- Do creative writing degrees really lead to better literature? (The Atlantic)
- The task of being a critic when the Internet has made everybody one. (The New Yorker)
- If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to have dyslexia, this simulation can show you. (The Next Web)
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