Lit Lists
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November 16, 2018 |
Berlin’s Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe / Photo by Phillip Kalantzis Cope / Flickr In the wake of the October 27 mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, the U... -
October 23, 2018 |
“Baseball’s time is seamless and invisible, a bubble within which players move at exactly the same pace and rhythms as all their predecessors. This is the way the game was played in our youth a... -
July 16, 2018 |
Whether going Around the World in Eighty Days or on a slightly less ambitious journey, the best travel novels go the distance by taking the reader on a tour spanning miles, countries, and eve... -
May 22, 2018 |
Are you on the edge of your seat waiting for the announcement of the 2018 Man Book International Prize winner? Ease back and brush up on the shortlist with reviews and interviews of the translators a... -
May 10, 2018 |
On the Effects of Technological Advancement Theory of Bastards by Audrey Schulman (Europa, April) Dr. Francine Burk, who is currently... -
July 14, 2017 |
Give credit where credit is due. Though this may be difficult to do if one does not know where to give said credit. Many modern languages spoken have roots in multiple other languages, English being... -
April 26, 2017 |
It’s that time of the year again, National Poetry Month! Poem in Your Pocket Day is April 27, and in celebration, we offer these five poems to read, share, and carry in your pocket for later as we ce... -
December 19, 2016 |
As a combination of the visual enterprise of film and the innovative structure of graphic novels, video games are able to do things with narrative that no other medium has done before. Read more about... -
December 13, 2016 |
In our fifth annual list of “75 Notable Translations,” we again offer an admittedly incomplete collection of the year’s English translations. And again, we invite you to share your favorites from the... -
November 1, 2016 |
In a particularly gloomy United States election year that “has taken some dark—sometimes very dark—turns” and has recently inspired Canadians to join in a social media campaign to “Tell America It’s G... -
April 20, 2016 |
Photo by Guillermo Galan/Flickr Keeping tabs on the poets in your city or state can be a daunting task, but poets all over the world? To help with that, we’ve put together this short but powerful lis... -
January 19, 2016 |
As icecaps melt and cities swelter, are we are on the brink of disaster? In these four books, environmental collapse seems unavoidable or has already begun. The characters all wrestle with the sam... -
October 7, 2015 |
We are told to look on the bright side of life, but sometimes the world is a dark place. No one understands better than these authors, whose characters encounter horrors from open-plan offices to Ukra... -
April 29, 2015 |
Although A. A. Milne is best known for everyone’s favorite honey-obsessed bear, he also wrote several collections of poetry for children and adults. In honor of National Poetry Month, here’s a little... -
April 27, 2015 |
Introspection is one of the key elements of growing up and moving forward. Though the process can be anywhere from melancholy to enlightening, the importance is in the journey. Coming just in time for... -
April 16, 2015 |
Photo by Silvestri Matteo/Unsplash April means three things: national poetry month, radiant nature, and beautiful poems inspired by it. If you know and love acclaimed naturalist writer Mary Oliver, c... -
April 1, 2015 |
The realm of science fiction expands throughout languages, countries, and perhaps even the universe. Why do we cling to science fiction? The answers remain vast and abundant. Science fiction provides... -
December 10, 2014 |
Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game is an excellent example of how children and the compelling worlds of science fiction mix together brilliantly. After all, the children of today are the leaders... -
December 7, 2014 |
On this day seventy-three years ago, the Japanese attacked the American military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, successfully provoking the United States to enter a war that had already been occupying t... -
September 23, 2014 |
Photo by Nèg Foto Whether you’re looking for a quick escape on your midday break or a quiet lunch with that always entertaining friend, literature, this list includes five short works of fiction that... -
January 22, 2014 |
Photo by Anuska Sampedro/Flickr The United States prides itself upon being, as the clichéd phrase goes, “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” However, whenever the courageous refugees fle... -
January 13, 2014 |
The recent movie adaptation of the novel Ender’s Game, along with the continued strife in Syria, remind us that, reality or fantasy, genocide is a topic we are unable to avoid. Whether in the... -
November 6, 2013 |
People often say food is good for the soul, not just the stomach. Well, literature is a lot like food—it comforts the soul in ways nothing else can. A good book takes you to a place, a time, you have... -
October 24, 2013 |
“Halloween wraps fear in innocence, as though it were a slightly sour treat. Let terror, then, be turned into a treat.” – Nicholas Gordon As All Hallows’ Eve approaches, prepare yourself for lurki... -
June 5, 2013 |
Poetry has a long history in the Middle East (as author Khaled Furani examines in one of the new books listed below), and Palestinians in the footsteps of Mahmoud Darwish and many other predecessors a...
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