Full-time faculty at Johns Hopkins; author of "The Fact Checker's Bible." Lots of writing and editing at the New York Times and as editorial director at Amazon.
Joined April 2012
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Biographer Ann McCutchan recounts the life of Pulitzer Prize winner Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, a “maverick” who was clearly ahead of her time. @SHSmithBooks reviews the story of the “brilliant and brave” Rawlings wsj.com/articles/the-life-sh…
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@ninastibbe giving what might be the best advice of the season.
Here I am being philosophical in @guardian ☀️🐓
📸 me, Crystal, & Vic. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…
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The Groke is a dark, ghost like character in Tove Jansson's Moomin stories embodying the idea of a curse, though the creature also sought love. Tove loved all things scary and unknown #womensart
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Here’s @nprbooks reporting on the night!
@colintdwyer’s complete story at n.pr/2O7hieJ
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Trust Exercise by Susan Choi has won the 2019 #NBAwards for Fiction!
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Carnegie medal goes to first writer of colour in its 83-year history theguardian.com/books/2019/j…
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GOOD NEWS FOR LOCAL NEWS!!! ProPublica Is Again Expanding Its Local Reporting Network. Apply for a Spot. propublica.org/article/propu…
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Madison friends (and friends is all these other cities): Don't miss the sublime @MaryNorrisTNY on her book tour!
#GreektoMe Book Tour begins April 2: New York, Dallas, DC, Philly, CT, Boston, Cleveland (Loganberry Books, Shaker Hts.), THE NASHVILLE PARTHENON (!), Madison (WI), LA, Seattle, Portland (OR) . . . and beyond!
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Re-imagining "Beowulf": An Interview with Maria Dahvana Headley @MARIADAHVANA @mcdbooks amzn.to/2NFTjnM
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Way back in June, magazines, newspapers, and blogs -- including ours -- were full of lists recommending summer reading: books for the beach, books for your road trip, books for your staycation. But what did people ACTUALLY read this summer?
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"It's a cornucopia of delights, really. It's a vivacious, sparkling witty, imaginative book," said Lisa Appignanesi, announcing that Olga Tokarczuk's FLIGHTS had won the 2018 Man Booker International Prize. We think you'll enjoy it this exclusive excerpt.
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let’s retire the notion that millennials don’t care about reading. whatever else we might have killed, we have REVIVED poetry and are keeping libraries and independent bookstores alive. we grew up watching Wishbone! every single one of us is writing a novel! we love books!
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Want to challenge yourself to read more adventurously, or to explore new trends in fiction? These short-story collections by innovative women writers are the place to start. @EccoBooks @CounterpointLLC @NewDirections
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Six of the best new books about suffragettes, starting with one that's on its way to a TV screen near you. amzn.to/2O0Vuyw
@VikingBooks @DorianKarchmar
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Fellow journalists remember victims of shooting at Annapolis memorial. bsun.md/2NaWUpP
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The big news this week was Michael Ondaatje's Man Booker "Golden" award. But a certain Canadian prize was an early indicator of Ondaatje's future fame. This year, Michael Kaan won it for his debut novel, "The Water Beetles."
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'When asked what she wanted her legacy to be, she said: "That I hung in there. That I didn’t say, ‘I can’t."'
The 2nd fabulous #FeminizeYourCanon in @parisreview is on Dorothy West who we publish next year.
Brava, @emmagarman - we're loving this column!
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If this looks familiar, it's because it's been my profile pic forever!
#Look was my first book idea ages ago & it publishes in the U.S in one week!
And it made it on to the Amazon.com Best Books of July list - hOOray! amzn.to/2KDHugi
Out in UK in Sept! : )
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Emma Brockes embraces single motherhood in her funny and honest memoir, AN EXCELLENT CHOICE. "I can kid myself I have done something avant-garde by having a baby alone, but the fact is, I basically only did it because my mum told me to."
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