Welcome back to another edition of Friday Links! Last week, we were busy celebrating the 2013 Neustadt Festival with our amazing jurors and visiting authors. We also announced the next Neustadt laurea…
Seamus Heaney
- November 8, 2013
- September 6, 2013This week we said goodbye to two literary giants: first to Seamus Heaney, who passed away this week at the age of 74. We also lost Frederik Pohl this week, champion of the sci-fi genre with a career…
September 3, 2013Photo Burns Library, Boston College/Flickr In tribute to Seamus Heaney (1939–2013), who passed away Friday in Dublin, Ireland, World Literature Today opened its archives to pay its respects…- January 18, 2013So many longlists, shortlists, finalists, and winners were announced for various literary prizes this week. Look below for links to prize announcements and commentary from people across the web and th…
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