The 2013 Puterbaugh Festival of International Literature and Culture was an inspiring success, and we’ve compiled moments throughout the week that capture the impact that Puterbaugh Fellow Maaza Mengi…

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

Emily Johnson, Associate Professor of Russian in the University of Oklahoma’s Department of Modern Languages, Literatures & Linguistics, is a longtime contributing editor to Worl…

In my travels around the global literary scene, the question of a writerly identity has never seemed more precarious, conflicted, and urgent than with writers from Africa. More o…

This week’s links highlight several new literary events, including some poetry seminars available to anyone with an Internet connection. Don’t forget our fun finds, either - lots of great inspirations…

Lots of exciting literary news debuted in the past two weeks, including this year’s Pulitzer Prize winners announcement. We also have several more interesting pieces about poetry in our continuing cel…

Photo by Angela Radulescu/Flickr In tribute to Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, who passed away this Thursday at the age of 82, we’ve opened the vault to share these compelling and inspiring…

There’s plenty of intellectual stimulation in this week’s links; join us now to delve into the deep theoretical recesses of literature and poetry.News, Reviews, and InterviewsWe often…

Photo by Jonathan StallingTwo weeks ago, at the 2013 conference of the Association of Writers & Writing Programs in Boston, I spoke on the panel “Looking Out: American Journals on the World Stage”…

Happy Friday, WLT readers! This week’s links are full of more literary announcements, as well as several new and exciting discussions about translation—where it stands, how it is viewed, and…

This was a busy week full of new and exciting announcements from the literary world. Below, discover how Mo Yan responds to his greatest critics in an exclusive new interview. Also be sure to check ou…

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…

This week was full of exciting discoveries throughout the lit world. Below, you’ll find links to new poems by Rudyard Kipling as well as events that celebrate undiscovered and previously untranslated…

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. played himself in the movie Back to School, where he comically helps the wealthy Thornton Melon (played by Rodney Dangerfield) in a homework scheme that backfires.“Dea…

Photo Baijg/FlickrLeo Tolstoy, George Bernard Shaw, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Franz Kafka walk into a bar (unlikely perhaps, but a good hypothetical start to any joke). The bartender offers them each…

Welcome to the first Friday Link Pool of 2013! We’ve gathered up all the fun and informative literary links we could find over the holidays (to help make up for how much we know you missed us, of cour…

Photo Joe Gratz/FlickrAs a criminal defense lawyer with a sometime focus on capital defense who has published fiction and poetry, your issue focused on law-inspired literature was particularly gratify…

Reading the portfolio of law-inspired literature in WLT's November/December 2012 issue, I found myself lingering over not only the contents, but that little string of characters on the cover…

Photo Flickr/CasualCaptureIt’s painful to hear people talk about my generation. The “millennials,” according to the critics, are a generation of addicts, our thumbs permanently scrolling through the f…

K. Anis AhmedLast Thursday, the second annual Dhaka Hay Festival opened with a moderated dialogue between Pakistani novelist Mohammed Hanif and the most exciting new Bangladeshi talent writing in Engl…

Another week, another barrage of literary news. We hope you enjoy your links and come back for more next week!News, Reviews, and InterviewsRosalind Harvey spoke at International Trans…

Photo by Christopher DiltsAs a refugee from Vietnam, a country colonized by the French and then fought over by the Americans and the Soviet Union, I see the Obama presidency as spelling the end of a f…

Hurricane Sandy affected so many people in the northeastern United States, including several bookstores and literacy charities. We've included a few links to information and ways to help the recovery…

Left: WLT intern Alyssa Boutelle's illustration of a quote from the September issue of WLT. Right, a screenshot of the new WLT Pinterest.We’ve been pinning away in our…

A brand new month means all kinds of new beginnings in the world of literature. Enjoy the links this week, and don't forget to come back next week for your dose of literary news!News, Reviews,…