WLT  Weekly

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
A tryptich of the covers of three books from the list below
Essay

100 Essential Books by Iranian Writers: Children’s and Young Adult Titles

September 30, 2020 | Niloufar Talebi
A photograph of NSK Juror Randy Ribay juxtaposed against the logo for the 2020 Neustadt Lit Fest
Interviews

Festival Five with NSK Juror Randy Ribay

September 29, 2020 | The Editors of WLT
A photograph of NSK juror Adib Khorram juxtaposed with the logo of the 2020 Neustadt Lit Fest
Interviews

Festival Five with NSK Juror Adib Khorram

September 25, 2020 | The Editors of WLT
A collage of the six poets discussed below
Interviews

Around the World in Poetry: Six Poets in Six Weeks

September 24, 2020 | Sam Simmons
A close-up detail of Nina Simone's eyes
Black Voices

Windfall

September 23, 2020 | Jamaica Baldwin