March 25, 2016

On Tuesday, April 6, the Hispanic Institute and the Consulate General of Spain will host an event at Columbia University’s Casa Hispánica to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Miguel de… Read more »

Translation

Geetanjali Shree becomes first Indian winner of International Booker Prize — Nikki Griffiths
Kickstarter launched for new online literary magazine Fictionable — Nikki Griffiths
Poet's prize prompts pettiness: rights plight cited — Mike Lindgren
New Ferrante book received with enthusiasm abroad — Mike Lindgren

Anonymous targets Denver’s Tattered Cover Book Store over city’s handling of homeless

Chad Felix

On March 8th, representatives of the city of Denver posted signs in “homeless camps”—areas of the city where homeless populations congregate—notifying the occupants that they had 24 hours to vacate the… Read more »

Nobody wants to buy Saul Bellow’s old desk

Julia Fleischaker

Daniel Bellow, son of Saul, is having a tough time unloading the desk where the Nobel Prize-winning author did much of his writing. The famous writer bought the desk from… Read more »

Lahore Literary Festival continues despite security concerns, draws thousands

Soojung Anna Kim

Despite security concerns, a venue change, a one-day program reduction, and the possibility of cancellation within 24 hours of the event’s start time, the fourth annual Lahore Literary Festival in… Read more »

Melville House Books

Cervantes: A collective translation

Wah-Ming Chang