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June 13, 2019 |
Dany Laferrière was elected to the French Academy in 2013. Edwidge Danticat won the prestigious Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2018 and is the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Grant.... -
February 28, 2019 |
Marilène Phipps, Roots, 13 x 18 in., oil on linen canvas / Courtesy of the artist Whether she is a writer who paints or a painter who writes, Marilène Phipps combines the two gifts with a rare... -
February 20, 2015 |
News, Reviews, and Interviews Turns out Harper Lee isn't the only one with unpublished manuscripts. Three more works by Dr... -
November 18, 2014 |
“By staging their dialogue underneath the tarp’s camouflage, the play merges past and present.” Photo by Pink Sherbet Photography... -
January 18, 2013 |So many longlists, shortlists, finalists, and winners were announced for various literary prizes this week. Look below for links to prize announcements and commentary from people across the web and th...
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When we heard the news of Robert Bly’s passing yesterday, our thoughts turned not only to his poetry but to his prolific...
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At the end of this sentence, rain will begin.
— D.W...
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The following satirical column first appeared in Persian on Afghanistan...
Khadija Abdalla Bajaber’s astonishing debut novel, The House of Rust, winner of the inaugural Graywolf Press Africa Prize,...
Artists of different styles often collaborate in the creation of their work. When words and images intersect, they can come together to produce...
