WLT  Weekly

A foot path snakes away from the viewer toward a cliff and the ocean beyond
Cultural Cross Sections

Destination: New Zealand

November 03, 2020 |Madeleine Dorst
The covers to the three books discussed below
Intern’s Picks

The Ballad of Books

November 02, 2020 |Mackenzie Anderson
Two surreal illustrations, rendered in white on a black background with the word "Bestiary" in white on a red background in the center
Cultural Cross Sections

Three Pre-Columbian Mythical Creatures to Enliven Your Waking Dreams

October 28, 2020 |Ilan Stavans, Eko
A photograph of Ari Larissa Heinrich
Interviews

“Imagining More Transgender Visibility in Translation”: A Conversation with Ari Larissa Heinrich

October 27, 2020 |Veronica Esposito
A photograph of Mikhal Dekhel jutxaposed with the cover to her book Tehran's Children
Book Reviews

The Odyssey of the Tehran Children: Mikhal Dekel’s Story of Holocaust Survival

October 27, 2020 |Rhona Seidelman
A photograph of Tayari Jones juxtaposed with the cover to her book Silver Sparrow
Interviews

Writing with a Humble Pen: A Conversation with Tayari Jones

October 22, 2020 |Avery Holmes
A photograph of the 2021 NSK Laureate Cynthia Leitich Smith
News and Events

Cynthia Leitich Smith Named Winner of the 2021 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature

October 20, 2020 |WLT
A photograph of Charlotte Chun-lam Yiu juxtaposed with the cover to her book The Bastard
Interviews

Mediating the Power Dynamics between Two Languages: A Conversation with Charlotte Chun-lam Yiu

October 15, 2020 |Cameron L. White
A photograph of Helene Tursten juxtaposed with the cover of her book An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good
Book Reviews

Intern’s Pick

October 14, 2020 |Alex Crayon
A closeup of handwriting (words not legible) on paper with a watermark that reads "Lux et Veritas"
Essay

Swerving to Arrive at Truth: On Louise Glück as My Teacher

October 13, 2020 |Ani Gjika
A photograph of Ani Kokobobo juxtaposed with the logo for the 50th anniversary Neustadt Lit Fest
Interviews

Festival Five with Translator and Scholar Ani Kokobobo

October 12, 2020 |The Editors of WLT
A photograph of an orange hued landscape as seen through a rain-swept window
Black Voices

Ritual Is Journey

October 09, 2020 |Chris Abani
A photograph of author Lesley M. M. Blume juxtaposed with the cover to her book, Fallout
Book Reviews

The Lessons of Hiroshima: Lesley M.M. Blume’s Fallout and Twentieth-Century Literary Journalism’s Greatest Coup

October 06, 2020 |Brenna O’Hara
A photograph of author Janet Wong juxtaposed with the logo for the 50th Anniversary Neustadt Lit Fest logo
Interviews

Festival Five with NSK Juror Janet Wong

October 05, 2020 |The Editors of WLT
A surreal collage of human hands grasping hair with flesh like appendages hanging down from the cluster
Black Voices

mothersline

October 02, 2020 |Aracelis Girmay
A photo of NSK juror Monica Brown juxtaposed with the logo for the 50th anniversary Neustadt Lit Fest
Interviews

Festival Five with NSK Juror Monica Brown

October 01, 2020 |The Editors of WLT