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Saturday Night Live Skewers Truman Capote
I haven’t been watching the confusingly titled Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans, however I’ve heard good issues about it (or slightly the performances particularly). I do know the backstory, and whereas I didn’t count on SNL to take the possibility to poke at Capote’s let’s name it “fraught” relationship with the high-society girls he befriended, it’s fertile floor. Yang eats this up.
Jesmyn Ward Signs New Three-Book Deal with Scribner
An essay assortment subsequent 12 months, adopted by new novels in 2027 and 2029. That Jesmyn Ward is writing new books isn’t actually a shock after all, however I do assume it’s notable that she is staying at Scribner, which is an imprint of Simon & Schuster. I’m any and all knowledge factors about how S&S goes to run below KKR. Filing this one below “steady as she goes.”
Library Social Media Rockstar Resigning from Job For Mental Health Reasons
Mychal Threets, aka The Internet’s Favorite Librarian, is resigning from his library job as a result of on-line harassment (with Twitter cited particularly). Somebody in publishing ought to snap this man as much as do their social movies for them. Or possibly even smarter: The American Library Association. Dismayingly unsurprised to see this and hope he takes care of himself.
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