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2018 Puterbaugh Fellow Jenny Erpenbeck speaking to the opening night crowd at Fred Jones Museum

Friday Lit Links — Week of March 9

March 09, 2018 |

A photo of translator Sarah Maguire

Cultural Cross Sections

“Translation Is the Opposite of War”: A Tribute to Sarah Maguire

March 05, 2018 |

An old-style fountain pen writes on lined paper.

Friday Lit Links — Week of March 2

March 02, 2018 |

An oil painting of an old woman sitting on a bed in a lean-to.

Migration, Home, and History through the Eyes of Philippine-American Artists

February 26, 2018 |

A close-up photograph of a small, wooden figure reading a tiny book.

Friday Lit Links — Week of February 23

February 23, 2018 |

Poet Major Jackson smiling, juxtaposed against the cover of his book Roll Deep.

Rhythm, Pace, Place: Major Jackson’s Lyric Revolt

February 20, 2018 |

A woman is seated on a stark white bench in front of a triptych of three abstract painting while looking at a tree.

What to See Now

February 19, 2018 |

A detail from the cover to Black Panther Vol 3 #1; art by Mark Texeira and Joe Quesada

Friday Lit Links: Week of February 16

February 16, 2018 |

A snowy hillside landscape with the city of PyongCheong at its base.

Travels in Literature

Destination: PyeongChang

February 14, 2018 |

A photo of Buchi Emecheta from the cover of The Slave Girl

Cultural Cross Sections

Searching for Menarche in Postcolonial Literature: Buchi Emecheta’s The Bride Price

February 12, 2018 |

A top down shot of a writing desk with a manual typewriter, some plants, a cup of coffee, and implements associated with printmaking.

Friday Lit Links: Week of February 9

February 09, 2018 |

A long shot of the Bates Room in the Boston Public Library

Cultural Cross Sections

The Last Free Space

February 05, 2018 |

Books crowd the entrance to a building in Italy

Friday Lit Links: Week of February 2

February 02, 2018 |

A photo of author Leila Slimani juxtaposed with the cover of the American edition of her book, The Perfect Nanny

On the Imperfections of the Perfect Nanny

January 31, 2018 |

Claribel Alegría

News and Events

In Remembrance: The Sword of Poetry (1924-2018)

January 26, 2018 |

Friday Lit Links: Week of January 26

January 26, 2018 |

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