Ambalavaner Sivanandan, novelist and champion of the victims of European racism, has died
The Sri Lankan-born writer and intellectual Ambalavaner Sivanandan, better known as A. Sivanandan, died in London on January 3. He was ninety-four years old. Sivanandan’s unorthodox rise to become one of Britain’s most… Read more »
The case of Svetlana Alexievich’s Russian PEN membership
Five days after Nobel Prize-winning writer Svetlana Alexievich announced her resignation from the Russian PEN Center over its expulsion of journalist and activist Sergey Parkhomenko, the organization released a statement denying… Read more »
What we do now, and what bookstores are doing near you
If anything gives me courage as we head into inauguration day, it’s the daily reminder that there are millions of people around the country who want to get involved. Good, sassy, strong, intelligent… Read more »