News, Reviews, and InterviewsJoin us in congratulating Patrick Modiano for winning this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature!Last week, publishing giant HarperCollins announced a new ven…
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- October 17, 2014
- October 10, 2014News, Reviews, and InterviewsFrench novelist Patrick Modiano has won this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. Last week, Laila Lalami spoke to NPR about her new novel, The Moor…
- October 3, 2014News, Reviews, and InterviewsWriting for the Kenyon Review, Libyan poet Khaled Mattawa guides readers through the process of inspiration, translation, and writing poetry.The…
- September 26, 2014This 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…
September 23, 2014Photo by Nèg FotoWhether you’re looking for a quick escape on your midday break or a quiet lunch with that always entertaining friend, literature, this list includes five short works of fiction t…- September 19, 2014News, Reviews, and InterviewsIn one of the most controversial articles to circle the web recently, NPR writer and critic Juan Vidal wonders what has happened to political poets. (For…
- September 12, 2014News, Reviews, and InterviewsDuring the Edinburgh International Book Festival, author Michael Rosen asked a controversial question: what is the point of books?To honor the country she…
- August 29, 2014News, Reviews, and InterviewsThis week, the world mourned the passing of Palestinian poet Samih al-Qasim.In her first New York City appearance in over 10 years, Herta Müller disc…
- August 22, 2014News, Reviews, and InterviewsAfter years of civil war and conflict, Afghan refugees are beginning to return home and bring with them waves of migrant literature.The 2014 PEN/Heim Fund…
- August 15, 2014News, Reviews, and InterviewsAll of us wish a huge congratulations to the recently named NEA Literary Translation Fellowships, including past WLT contributors Wendy Call, Ale…
- August 8, 2014News, Reviews, and InterviewsSince 2011, fierce Taliban rule in Pakistan has silenced traditional Pashtun poets. Now, migrating from the region, a group of about 50 poets are defying…
- August 1, 2014News, Reviews, and InterviewsIs literary translation something that can be taught? Translator Katy Derbyshire shares her thoughts on the subject and the BCLT summit.International auth…
- July 25, 2014News, Reviews, and InterviewsHala Salah, the woman behind the only literature review to translate English works into Arabic, is embarking on a brand new venture: audiobooks for the bl…
July 18, 2014News, Reviews, and InterviewsThe seven finalists for the 2015 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature have been announced! The winning author will be named at th…- June 27, 2014We’ll be taking a two-week summer break from our Friday Lit Links, returning on Friday, July 18th. In the meantime, you can follow us on Twitter @worldlittoday to keep up with all the latest…
June 20, 2014News, Reviews, and InterviewsThe jurors for the 2015 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s literature have been announced! Read the announcement on the Neustadt…
June 13, 2014News, Reviews, and InterviewsA new film, “Write Down, I Am an Arab,” will tell the story behind Mahmoud Darwish’s greatest love affair, with a Jewish woman he fell fo…- June 6, 2014News, Reviews, and InterviewsThe current state and future of Israeli literature (and much of its politics) was showcased at this year’s International Writers Festival, held May 22 in…
May 30, 2014This week, the world said good-bye to Maya Angelou, beloved author and poet. You can read a tribute to her, which includes photos of her visit to Oklahoma for the 1986 Neustadt Festival, at the WL…- May 23, 2014News, Reviews, and InterviewsFollowing success at this year’s London Book Fair, where Korean literature was the main theme and focus, The Korea Times notes that K-Lit is now…
May 16, 2014News, Reviews, and InterviewsNeed a dose of literary inspiration? Watch the highlights reel from the 2014 Puterbaugh Festival, where award-winning Argentinean-Spanish…
May 9, 2014The Great Reading from Book Riot's Literary Tourism: Norman, Oklahoma piece. Photo: Wikimedia CommonsThis week, several of the links below examine the political pasts of countries around the world to…- May 2, 2014It was another great week, filled with announcements from various literary prizes. Below, we’ve provided links to announcements about the Best Translated Book Awards, the Lambda Literary Prize, and Or…
April 25, 2014This week was full of celebrations, once again. Though we said goodbye to Gabriel García Márquez, literary readers, writers, and publishers around the globe celebrated his exceptional life. We also ce…
April 18, 2014The newly released translation of Yuri Mamleyev's The Sublimes can be ordered with a 3D printed nylon doll.T. S. Eliot once described the month of April as the “cruellest month,” but we can’t…
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