Thursday Morning LitLinks
Pakistani-American author Daniyal Mueenuddin takes the $20,000 Story Prize for his collection, In Other Rooms, Other Wonders. (GalleyCat)
The judges have been announced for The Man Book International Prize 2011. (The Man Booker Prizes)
JK Evanczuk rounds up some amusing parodies of The Guardian’s recent writing tips article. (Lit Drift)
The Paris Review presents a wonderful composite interview of Kurt Vonnegut by David Hayman, David Michaelis, George Plimpton and Richard Rhodes. (The Paris Review)
Evan Maloney examines the importance of reading for writers. (Guardian Books Blog)
The American Society of Magazine Editors announces the categories and finalists for the National Magazine Awards for Digital Media 2010. (ASME)
HarperCollins/Harper Perennial snags the exclusive rights to Zora Neale Hurston’s adult backlist for the next decade. (Publishers Weekly)
M.A. Orthofer comments on yet another ‘best books of the decade’ list. (The Literary Saloon)
“On this day in 1675 John Bunyan went to prison for the third time, convicted of preaching his Baptist faith without a license. In over twelve years of confinement Bunyan wrote numerous books and pamphlets, including Part I of A Pilgrim’s Progress. It sold 100,000 copies in his lifetime, and is still reported to be the most sold book in the world, next to the Bible.” (Today in Literature)
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