May 2023 – BIG OTHER

Ralph Waldo Emerson on Life, Truth, Literature, Paradox, and More

Happy birthday, Ralph Waldo Emerson! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Neither dogmatize yourself, nor accept another’s…

Happy birthday, Bob Dylan! 82, today! Lucky to have seen this trickster and consummate artist perform live many times…

We’re excited to announce the finalists for the 2022 Big Other Book Award for Translation. The winner will be announced…

Happy Arrival Day, Sun Ra! Here are some quotes from the composer and musician: “I think of myself…

We’re excited to announce the finalists for the 2022 Big Other Book Award for Nonfiction. The winner will be announced…

Happy birthday, W. G. Sebald! Here are some quotes from his writing: “It would be an ambition of…

Happy birthday, Charles Rice-González! Celebrate by reading this González fiction we published in Puerto Rican Writers Folio: A Hauntology in…

By Andrew Joron and Andrew Wenaus On April 24th at 12:00 a.m., at the coordinates 25°N 71°W, two writers,…

Happy birthday, Joseph Beuys! Here are some quotes from the artist: “I think art is the only political…

Happy birthday, Stanley Elkin! Here are some quotes from his books and interviews: “Make a thing that never…