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The Daily Texan is reporting that Harry Ransom Center acquired David Foster Wallace’s archive.

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So much of publishing success remains a mystery. Huge marketing budgets don’t ensure success, as Charles Frazier found out with the infamous release of Thirteen Moons failed to capitalize on the success of his earlier work Cold Mountain. And while everyone may jump on book trailers or Twitter pages or whatever the latest thing is, [...]

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As the week has progressed, there have been more and more tributes to Barry Hannah posted around the web. Meanwhile, I’m not sure I’m any closer to summing up my feelings on the late writer and mentor than I was when I first heard the news of his passing. I met Barry Hannah in the [...]

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Publishers Marketplace is reporting that the first complete collection of short work by Gordon Lish has sold to Or Books. It’ll be interesting for people to check out Captain Fiction’s own work, given the attention he’s received lately for shaping Raymond Carver’s stories.

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The Oxford Eagle in Oxford, Mississippi is reporting that Barry Hannah passed away today. This is just days before this weekend’s Oxford Conference for the Book dedicated to scholarly discussions and celebrations of Barry’s work. It looks like details are still somewhat sketchy. I’m making some calls to try and find out more. There’s a [...]

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