John Madera

Samuel Beckett on Life, Words, Silence, Nothing, and More.

Happy birthday, Samuel Beckett! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Birth was the death of him.” …

We are excited to announce the deadline and guidelines for the 2021 Big Other Book Awards! The awards aim…

Delighted to announce the winners of the 2020 Big Other Book Awards! All the books below are linked to their…

Here are some compelling forthcoming April 2021 small press books that captured my attention, like Arthur Sze’s The Glass Constellation: New…

We are excited to announce the finalists for the 2020 Big Other Book Award for Fiction. The winner will…

We are excited to announce the finalists for the 2020 Big Other Book Award for Translation. The winner will…

Here are some compelling forthcoming March 2021 small press books that captured my attention: There Is Nothing So Whole…

Happy birthday, Georges Perec! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Space is a doubt…” “Why not…

Happy birthday, Gabriel García Márquez! Here are some quotes from his writing: “A novelist can do anything he…

We are excited to announce the finalists for the 2020 Big Other Book Award for Nonfiction. The winner will…