Keija Parssinen is the author of the novels The Ruins of Us, which received the Michener-Copernicus Award, and The Unraveling of Mercy Louis, which earned an Alex Award from the American Library Association. She is currently an assistant professor of English and creative writing at Kenyon College.
Maher Naji, Palestinian Girl in Jerusalem Dress / Courtesy of the artist
I’ve been thinking about literary imprints lately, and how difficult it is to discern the books of one hou...
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Happiness, Aminatta Forna’s fourth novel, is a complex love letter to London that examines with great delicacy how the city both shelters and challenges the people—and animals...
The O-Töne literary festival brings hundreds of people to the central square of MuseumsQuartier. Photo courtesy of O-Töne.
At the new Literaturmuseum, nestled in a historic building on Johannesgasse...