News, Reviews, and Interviews Literature in translation makes up 13% of the New York Times Notable Books for 2015 list. WLT contributor Claire Messud shares her reading hig…
Claire Messud
December 4, 2015- August 29, 2014News, Reviews, and InterviewsThis week, the world mourned the passing of Palestinian poet Samih al-Qasim.In her first New York City appearance in over 10 years, Herta Müller disc…
- June 14, 2013So many lit links, so little time! This week’s highlights include more literary news from the protestors in Gezi Park, Turkey; some disheartening news from German-language publisher Suhrkamp; and a cr…
November 8, 2012We are pleased to officially present the WLT shortlist of Pushcart Prize nominations for 2012. The Pushcart Prize annually honors the best poetry, short fiction, or essays published in small…
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This is my room, it
is called Iceland. A sea cable fastens
it to Europe and to here and
from here…
Katie Kassam and Vala Thorodds, winners of the 2023 Student Translation PrizesWorld Literature Today, the University of Oklahoma’s award-…
The author’s mother, Phyllis Irene McLaughlinAward-winning writer Luis Alberto Urrea describes Good Night, Irene (Little, Brown, 2023) as “…
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Middle row: Valeria…
Suzanne Berne has received praise for her astute character studies of the psychological dramas underlying seemingly serene domestic settings. Her…
