From the Archives: An Oblation, by Tobias Carroll

October 31, 2026

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor and inaugural Big Other Literary...

From the Archives: Three Cities, by Dawn Raffel

September 10, 2026

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Dawn Raffel! Celebrate by reading...

Roland Barthes on Language, Writing, Love, Style, Literature, and More

November 12, 2026

  Happy birthday, Roland Barthes! Here are some quotes from the author:   "There is only one way left to escape the alienation of present...

John Berger on Art, History, Politics, and More

November 5, 2026

  Happy birthday, John Berger! Here are some quotes from the writer:   "The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying."  ...

Ursula K. Le Guin on Art, Language, Writing, and More

October 21, 2026

Happy birthday, Ursula K. Le Guin! Here are some quotes from the writer:   "To learn which questions are unanswerable, and not to answer them:...