June 2025 – BIG OTHER

From Lumenocracy, by Cole Swensen

A window is a device for multiplying light. A window in a painting creates a window in the wall…

Einspänner. A word with dual meanings—it’s a one-horse carriage or else it’s a hot espresso dolloped with cold whipped…

We are excited to announce the deadline and guidelines for the 2025 Big Other Book Awards! The awards aim…

Recognizing excellence in literature published in 2024 and supporting the vital work of innovative writers and adventurous presses, tonight…

Happy birthday, Anne Carson! 75, today! Here are some quotes from her writing: “Language is what eases the…

Happy birthday, Salman Rushdie! 78, today! Here are some quotes from his books and interviews: “Go for broke. Always…

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Rone Shavers! Celebrate by reading these Shavers crônicas we published in 2019! Crônica No.…

Happy birthday, Fernando Pessoa! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Be plural, like the universe!” “To…

Happy birthday, William Butler Yeats! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Words alone are certain good.” …

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Karen Heuler! Celebrate by reading this Heuler fiction we published in 2019! He captured…