First-look photos of Hulu's TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. (Entertainment Weekly) On Anne Carson and poetry that makes us feel intellectually insufficient. (New Republic) PEN Literary Awards longlists revealed. (Pen.org) Fidel Castro was not ... Read More »

Bob Dylan delivers Nobel speech to be read on his behalf; Patti Smith to perform tribute at banquet. (The New York Times) Abrams pulls satirical Bad Little Children's books after backlash. (Entertainment Weekly) EU's book ... Read More »

U.S. Internet Archive of books and other media to have multi-million-dollar duplicate in Canada. (Melville House) More about Paula Hawkins's forthcoming new novel. (Huffington Post) Nobel laureate Bob Dylan skips winner meet-and-greet hosted by President ... Read More »