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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... -
October 29, 2012 |
Mo Yan. Photo by Jonathan Stalling. Shortly after China woke up to the news on October 11 that a Chinese national had won this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature, a storm of discussion raged throughout... -
October 19, 2012 |This week was full of exciting new discoveries and announcements. Below you'll find links to excerpts of 2012 Nobel Laureate Mo Yan's writing, a new short story from the archives of David Foster Walla...
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October 12, 2012 |This week was filled with award announcements. Below, you'll find links to this week's major literary awards, including the National Book Award and the Nobel Prize for Literature. News, Review...
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October 12, 2012 |When it was announced yesterday that Mo Yan is this year's winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, it echoed the case made by WLT executive director Robert Con Davis-Undiano, who deliver...
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