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The covers to Don Quixote, The Souls of Black Folks, and Robinson Crusoe
Interviews

Reimagining the Classics: A Conversation with Publisher Ilan Stavans

May 12, 2021 |Jenna Tang
A forest with snow on the ground. Steps can just be seen through the snow
Book Reviews

Shakespeare and Other Ghosts: Anna Frajlich’s Essays on Polish and Russian Literature

May 11, 2021 |Alice-Catherine Carls
A clutch of red flowers rising up out of green foliage on the edge of a lake
Pandemic Dispatches

Creative Distancing and the Creative Process

May 06, 2021 |Stephanie McKenzie
Photographs of the 2022 Neustadt Jury
News and Events

Jury Announced for the 2022 Neustadt International Prize for Literature

May 04, 2021 |WLT
The covers to the books in the article below
Lit Lists

New Spring Translations

May 03, 2021 |Olivia McCourry
A black and white photograph of an empty town's square, with a chair that faces away from the viewer dominating the right side in the foreground
Book Reviews

The Double Interrogation of Piotr Florczyk’s From the Annals of Kraków

April 28, 2021 |Alice-Catherine Carls
An image of a figure astride a horse. There is a saturated red field running horizontally down the center
Culture

From Andy Warhol’s America to Fantasy America: A Conversation with Curator José Carlos Diaz

April 28, 2021 |Michelle Johnson
A photograph of a foggy river with a boat visible in the distance
Poetry

Two Poems for My Father

April 27, 2021 |Ming Di
A photograph of Joy Harjo
Interviews

Opening the Doorways of Recognition for Native People: A Conversation with Joy Harjo

April 21, 2021 |Crystal AC Salas
A photograph of a mural that reads, “You saw the truth in the tears of those who survived.”
Culture

London, the New Capital of Middle Eastern and North African Arts, Culture, Music, and Literature

April 19, 2021 |Malu Halasa
A black and white photograph of Adam Zagajewski. A row columns stretches out behind him
Literary Tributes

A Farewell to Adam Zagajewski

April 14, 2021 |Marek Makowski
A photograph of Juan Felipe Herrera
Interviews

Walking in Empty: A Conversation with Poet Juan Felipe Herrera

April 13, 2021 |Crystal AC Salas
A photograph of Rita Dove, who is smiling while looking at the photographer
Interviews

Shaking Things Up: A Conversation with Poet Rita Dove

April 06, 2021 |Crystal AC Salas
A photograph of translator Michael Favala Goldman juxtaposed with the cover to Tove Ditlevsen's Copenhagen Trilogy
On Translation

Treading a Fine Line: On Translating Tove Ditlevsen’s Gift

April 06, 2021 |Michael Favala Goldman
A stylized logo that reads 21 Books of the 21st Century
Lit Lists

21 Books for the 21st Century: The Longlist

March 31, 2021 |The Editors of WLT
A black and white photograph of Carlos Manuel Álvarez bookended by the covers to his books The Fallen and Los caídos
Interviews

Pacing the Lion’s Path in Cuba: A Conversation with Carlos Manuel Álvarez

March 29, 2021 |Anderson Tepper