Photo: Annie AtkinsLast Christmas Day, NPR ran a story about the preeminence of the book among Christmas gifts in Iceland. In a country that has the most books per capita in the world, publishers…

 Left: Anita Amirrezvani  Right: Persis KarimPerhaps best known to the American public for the memoir genre, Iranian American literature has expanded considerably since…

Ben Myers and his newest book Lapse AmericanaApril means tax stresses and spring, whether for you spring involves heavy snowfall or seasonal allergies. But in the U.S. April is also national…

A Q&A with Translator Karla GruodisThis month, Guernica will publish A Small Map of Experience: Reflections and Aphorisms by Lithuanian writer Leonidas Donskis, a philosopher, c…

Illustration by Jen RickardOn March 13 fiction star Amelia Gray will perform in Boston at the seven-year anniversary of the raucous phenomenon known as the Literary Death Match, a monthly competition…

The July issue of World Literature Today will go live next week with new, exciting web exclusives including a full video interview with Irish playwright Marina Carr. As a primer to the releas…