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The translation paradox, gender parity in the race for literary prizes, and more

March 18, 2016 | WLT

News, Reviews, and Interviews In this article from the New York Review of Books, Tim Parks details the “translation paradox.” Recent WLT contributor Gabeba Baderoon has been annou...
A Nabokov obscure vocabulary quiz, an interview with Hang Kang’s translator, and more

March 11, 2016 | WLT

Photo by Lubos Huska/Pixabay News, Reviews, and Interviews The Quietus interviews Deborah Smith on her work translating Korean author Han Kang and her progress on launching a new publishing...
Love letters to translation, Antonin Scalia’s literary references, and more

February 19, 2016 | WLT

News, Reviews, and Interviews Author Aleksandar Hemon reflects on the deadly error in dehumanizing millions of refugees. In this review of Inongo vi Makomè’s book Natives, Aaron Bady discus...
The National Book Awards longlist, Oyster e-books, and more

September 25, 2015 | WLT

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...
Miniature books, literary castles, and more

August 28, 2015 | Laura Hernandez

News, Reviews, and Interviews The new issue of Poetry International is now available. The double issue features poems by current Neustadt nominee Carolyn Forché; Neustadt laureates Tomas Tranströmer a...
Translation award longlists, literary vending machines, and more

July 17, 2015 | Laura Hernandez

News, Reviews, and Interviews A new literary discovery featuring Charles Dickens’s annotations in his literary magazine reveals the identity of many Victorian authors who had been publishing anonymous...
Reading lists, literary restaurants, and more

July 10, 2015 | Laura Hernandez

News, Reviews, and Interviews Buzzfeed’s list of Asian-American writers features 2016 Neustadt jurors Wang Ping and Porochista Khakpour. Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgård was recently featured on an...
Neustadt finalists, literary maps, and more

May 29, 2015 | Laura Hernandez

News, Reviews, and Interviews The 2016 Neustadt International Prize for Literature finalists were announced tonight! Congrats to Can Xue, Caryl Churchill, Carolyn Forché, Aminatta Forna, Ann-Marie Mac...
Jane Hirshfield’s “window moment” in poetry, delicate book sculptures, and more

March 19, 2015 | Jen Rickard Blair

Jane Hirshfield. Photo by Nick Rosza News, Reviews, and Interviews Brand new literary translation publisher Deep Velllum is picking up momentum. The publisher has just released the first of legendar...
The untranslated, new Arabic translations, and more

October 3, 2014 | Kaitlin Hawkins

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...