Lindsay Merbaum’s syllabus for anyone curious about magic, feminist resistance, spiritual power, and the literature of the occult
Playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar on TikTok dramaturgy, the audiences we write for, and being part of the canon that evokes soul
An excerpt from HUDSON by Hernán Ronsino, translated and recommended by Mallory Craig-Kuhn
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SupportBLOW YOURSELF UP author Ankur Thakkar considers genre-bending novels that deconstruct the white gaze and write beyond translation
I feel I’ve been appointed with the precious task of keeping our history accurate for both of us
Ghostly plants blossom over a barren wasteland as a lone man treks toward life beyond
Enjoy absorbing fiction from Recommended Reading every Monday and strange, diverting work from The Commuter every Wednesday.
An excerpt from HUDSON by Hernán Ronsino, translated and recommended by Mallory Craig-Kuhn
Two poems by Forrest Rapier
“Everything” from THE COMPLETE STORIES by Ingeborg Bachmann, co-translated and recommended by Philip Boehm
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