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Zinzi Clemmons Leaves Lenny Letter, Citing Lena Dunham’s Racism

The What We Lose author left Lena Dunham’s online publication Lenny Letter after Dunham issued a statement in support of Murray Miller who was accused of sexual assault by actress Aurora Perrineau. In a statement of her own, Clemmons wrote, “For all you writers who are outraged about what she did, I encourage you to do the same. Especially women of color.” Clemmons, who has known Dunham since their college days, announced her exit on Twitter, where she discussed the “hipster racism” and gaslighting she witnessed from Dunham and her circle. The full statement is worth a read.

Watership Down Author’s Amazing Library, Up For Auction

The personal library of Watership Down author Richard Adams is going up for auction. And it turns out his collection includes some incredible treasures. Among the thousands of books crowding his shelves, you can find a rare copy of the Shakespeare Second Folio of 1632 (valued around $53,000 to $80,000), Boswell’s Life of Johnson, a Bible that once belonged to Charles II, and a bunch of first editions by 19th-century English novelists including Jane Austen, George Eliot, and Charles Dickens. The library goes up for auction on December 14, so if you have tons of money you don’t know what to do with here’s your chance to walk away with some seriously valuable books.

New A Wrinkle In Time Trailer

We were just talking about how great the poster for the new A Wrinkle in Time adaptation looks, and now we get a good, long look at the film thanks to a new trailer. Ava DuVernay, the film’s director, released the trailer on her Twitter feed yesterday, and fans have been low-key screaming about how epic it looks ever since.

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Epic Trilogy Of Chinese Literature Gets A Translation

Though Louis Cha’s writing has been compared to J.R.R. Tolkien’s in scope and imagination, many English-speaking readers are unaware of his work because it hasn’t been translated. Writing under the pen name Jin Yong, Cha has published celebrated wuxia (martial-arts related) fiction, including the Condor Trilogy, a 1957 epic series that’s being compared to The Lord of the Rings. Translators have cited the difficulty of translating the work as the reason behind the lack of Cha translations, but now the trilogy will be translated into 12 books in English. The first volume of the first book, A Hero Born, is translated by Anna Holmwood and scheduled for a February 2018 publication date.

The New A Wrinkle In Time Poster Is Gorgeous

Have you seen it have you seen it? The movie poster for the upcoming A Wrinkle in Time adaption is out and gives us a look at the cast, including the celestials. It’s beautiful–check it out. Ava DuVernay‘s adaptation of Madeline L’Engle’s novel follows Meg Murry, played by Storm Reid, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin as they journey into alternate dimensions to bring home their father. Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling, and Reese Witherspoon will star as the three celestials in the film, which hits movie theaters March 2018.

Liz Phair Signs Two-Book Deal

Did you used to rock out and/or get moody to Liz Phair in the 90s? Did you wonder about her life, and where she got inspiration for the lyrics that deftly spoke to your angst? You might have a chance to find out. Phair signed a two-book deal with Random house. The first is a memoir of Phair’s “experiences with fame, heartbreak, motherhood, and everything in between,” and will be entitled Horror Stories. Once it’s out, you can dig up those scratched CDs and tap into some 90s nostalgia.