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Longlist Released for 2015 National Book Award for Poetry
The longlist of nominees for the National Book Award for Poetry have been released by the National Book Foundation. The nominees include two previous award winners, Terrance Hayes and Marilyn Hacker; the latter won forty years ago. The list also features Robin Coste Lewis, a debut poet. The nominees are: Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay Scattered at Sea by Amy Gerstler A Stranger’s Mirror: New and Selected Poems,1994-2014 by Marilyn Hacker How to Be Drawn by Terrance Hayes The Beauty by Jane Hirshfield Voyage of the Sable Venus by Robin Coste Lewis Bright Dead Things by Ada Limón Elegy for a Broken Machine by Patrick Phillips Heaven by Rowan Ricardo Phillips Mistaking Each Other for …
Pottermore is Undergoing a Complete Website Redesign
Harry Potter fans should prepare themselves for a whole new online experience. Pottermore, the official fan site for the franchise, is getting a complete redesign. Susan Jurevics, the new Pottermore CEO, is the force behind the redesign. Her goal, she told the Bookseller, is the better address the audience that actually uses the site: a group that is largely young adults and females. Because of these demographics, the new site will focus less on introducing new readers to the franchise and more on catering to longtime fans. Die-hards will be rewarded with more in-depth content that reflects the multi-faceted franchise that …