John Madera

Frida Kahlo on Art, Life, Death, Painting, and More.

Happy birthday, Frida Kahlo! Here are some quotes from the artist: “A little while ago, not much more than…

Today, so-called Independence Day, the “gaudy mumbo jumbo of [politicos]” (a great line by Robert Hayden I dared improve)…

Happy birthday, Franz Kafka! Here are some quotes from the writer: “I usually solve problems by letting them…

Happy birthday, George Orwell! Here are some quotes from the writer: “If you want a picture of the…

Delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Big Other Book Awards! The awards aim to recognize excellence in literature…

Happy birthday, Octavia E. Butler! Here are some quotes from her writing. “There’s nothing new under the sun, but…

Happy birthday, Salman Rushdie! 75, today! Here are some quotes from his books and interviews: “Go for broke. Always…

Digressions Toward an Introduction to Big Other’s Puerto Rican Writer’s Folio: A Hauntology John Madera, Editor Three Poems…

“The more invisible something is / the more certain it’s been around.” —Joseph Brodsky “[B]eauty is a defiance of authority.”…

Happy birthday, Federico García Lorca! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Only mystery allows us to live,…