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August 30, 2019 |
Audible’s new fiction podcast, Hag, launching August 29, features eight reimaginings of traditional British folktales by eight contemporary female writers, with folktales chosen from acr... -
June 21, 2016 |
Just weeks before voters caucus in Iowa and head to the polls in New Hampshire, who will become the two major parties’ standard-bearers and win the nominations is still anyone’s guess. But race an... -
June 15, 2016 |
Episode summary Blowback against the long-standing use of Native American mascots highlights issues of identity and cultural appropriation. Supporters of using Native American symbols, names, and im... -
March 18, 2016 |
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... -
August 17, 2012 |
The world of literature never rests. This busy week was filled with new podcast lectures, new author interviews, and a new translation of a very old publication. Stay tuned to find out what's new next...
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That Famous Abyss (Wunderkammer, 2020) is a book of exclusive interviews with Enrique Vila-Matas...
2021 was a robust year for literary translations. This list kept growing, and we didn’t resist. As always, though, we recognize there are, thankfully...
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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.
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Homa, The Tree of Zaqqum (2012) / Wikipedia
The following satirical column first appeared in Persian on Afghanistan...
