Books & Fiction: What the Bolinas Poets Built

Plus: new poetry by Gabrielle Bates and Charles Simic; and can Rilke change your life? View in browser | Update your preferences Books What the Bolinas Poets Built Along the coast of California, a vibrant literary community came together, but its many styles could not be defined together. By Dan Chiasson Essays & Criticism Under Review Can Rilke Change Your Life? “Letters to a Young Poet” has spoken to artists for almost a century. The other half of the famous correspondence reveals the treacherous work of becoming who you want to be. By Kamran Javadizadeh Books Briefly Noted “Albert and the Whale,” “There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job,” “Gold Diggers,” and “The Renunciations.” PAID POST Misery by Stephen King | NEW from The Folio Society An illustrated collector’s edition of Stephen King’s horrifying Misery is now available exclusively from The Folio Society. This stunning hardback features chilling artwork by Edward Kinsella and special typewriter font for the novel Paul is forced to write. Poetry Poems “In the Dream in Which I Am a Widow” “I have carried a portion of your ashes overseas / to the Spanish statue of the falling angel.” By Gabrielle Bates Poems “Left Out of the Bible” “What Adam said to Eve / As they lay in the dark.” By Charles Simic The Writer’s Voice The Writer’s Voice: Fiction from the Magazine Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Reads “A, S, D, F” The author reads his story from the May 31, 2021, issue of the magazine. More from The New Yorker Listening Booth Georgia Anne Muldrow’s Beats for Returning Outside Her new album, “Vweto III,” is filled with music that leads you out of confinement. By Sheldon Pearce The Current Cinema Why Movies Love Kids’ Books “Cruella,” starring Emma Stone, exemplifies cinema’s fixation on children’s classics. By Anthony Lane You're receiving this e-mail because you signed up for Books & Fiction from The New Yorker. Was this e-mail forwarded to you? Sign up. Unsubscribe | Manage your e-mail preferences | Send newsletter feedback | View our Privacy Policy Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.