Banned Books Week
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September 30, 2016 |
News, Reviews, and Interviews Via the Boston Review, Rafia Zakaria presents a new series titled Reading Other Women that will focus on “reading as self-making.” The third annual Festival Alb... -
October 2, 2015 |
Jenny Erpenbeck is shortlisted for the 2015 German Book Prize. News, Reviews, and Interviews Young-adult books are often challenged. This article from the Los Angeles Times lists the 10 mos... -
September 25, 2015 |
News, Reviews, and Interviews The 2015 National Book Awards longlist is out, and Flavorwire has compiled a post that summarizes each of the books. A recent article from the New York Times po... -
October 3, 2014 |News, Reviews, and Interviews Writing for the Kenyon Review, Libyan poet Khaled Mattawa guides readers through the process of inspiration, translation, and writing poetry. Th...
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September 26, 2014 |This week, readers everywhere (us included) celebrated Banned Books Week, which celebrates the freedom to read and authors whose books have been challenged, banned, and censored because of their conte...
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September 27, 2013 |This week was Banned Books Week, where publishers, readers, and the general literary community celebrate freedom of expression and raise awareness about censorship around the world. For more on Banned...
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