Article Archive: News and Trends

The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Hungered by Amanda Rizkalla and I Was Bonnie & Clyde by Laura Kasischke.

The Morgan Library & Museum illuminates the poet John Ashbery’s artistic and personal influences through an exhibition of manuscripts and twenty-five works on paper.

The new executive director of the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) discusses the role of translation in the literary landscape and exciting upcoming initiatives at ALTA.

The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Night Owl by Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Frog: And Other Essays by Anne Fadiman.

The prose writer Mandy-Suzanne Wong highlights journals that have published some of her surprising, emotive essays on mollusks including Digging Press Journal and Black Warrior Review.

Boa Editions celebrates a half century of independent publishing and releases a previously unpublished collection of Lucille Clifton’s poetry.

Based in Matanzas, Cuba, Ediciones Vigía has transformed over forty years from an informal gathering of creatives into an inventive artisan book press and publishing workshop.

The Depression-era Federal Writers’ Project enlisted writers to tell a nation’s stories. Now the People’s Recorder podcast explores the history of the project and its continued relevance.