Ben Shattuck’s hip and ironic ‘The History of Sound’ a perfect pick for Mark Twain award

The short story collection doesn’t just touch on cultural themes Twain would have appreciated, it deals in the sort of wordplay and conscious undermining of literary formats he popularized.
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Alice McDermott's ABSOLUTION Named as 2024 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award Winner

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award was established in 2016 and is ...
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ElevenLabs Launches AI Voice Licensing Marketplace

ElevenLabs unveiled its "Iconic Voice Marketplace" on Nov. 11, positioning consent-based voice licensing as the solution to ...
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Percival Everett gives Mark Twain's classic story about Huck a new voice in 'James'

Mark Twains' Adventures of Huckleberry Finn opens with two warnings. In the first, Twain tries to head off any attempts to find a motive, moral, or plot in the book. In the second, he explains that ...
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