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Gary Brower and the Islands of the Dislocated

June 06, 2018 |

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Six Microfictions

June 04, 2018 |

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Friday Lit Links — Week of June 1

June 01, 2018 |

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Three Poems from Nigeria

May 30, 2018 |

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Friday Lit Links — Week of May 25

May 25, 2018 |

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News and Events

Jury Announced for the 2019 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature

May 24, 2018 |

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The Holocaust Has Moved Hands

May 24, 2018 |

A collage of the 2018 Man Booker International Prize short-list nominees

Man Booker International Prize 2018 Shortlist Roundup

May 22, 2018 |

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There Are Things to Remember: Translating the Poetry of Giovanni Raboni

May 22, 2018 |

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Avala Is Falling (an excerpt)

May 21, 2018 |

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Friday Lit Links — Week of May 18

May 18, 2018 |

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Radical Love: Bliss, Beauty, and Islam’s Mystical Tradition

May 16, 2018 |

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Literary Tributes

A Sad Rush of Wings: A Tribute to Sergio Pitol

May 16, 2018 |

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Friday Lit Links — Week of May 11

May 11, 2018 |

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Five New Books (All by Women Authors) to Read over the Summer

May 10, 2018 |

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Grandma, Non-Oui (an excerpt)

May 08, 2018 |

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