John Madera

Octavio Paz on Art, Life, Love, Writing, and More

Happy birthday, Octavio Paz! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Beyond myself, somewhere, I wait for my…

Happy birthday, Mario Vargas Llosa! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Like writing, reading is a protest…

We are excited to announce the recipients of the 2025 Big Other Literary Citizenship Award. This award aims to recognize…

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Peter Markus! Celebrate by reading Markus’s “This Boy’s Tongue,” which we published in 2019 and…

Happy birthday, David Foster Wallace! Here are some quotes from the writer: “The truth will set you free. But…

Happy birthday, Anaïs Nin! Here are some quotes from the writer: “The role of the writer is not…

Happy birthday, Audre Lorde! Here are some quotes from the writer: “For the master’s tools will never dismantle the…

Happy birthday, Gordon Lish! 92, today! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Do not confine your work to…

Happy birthday, Gerhard Richter! 94, today! Here are some quotes from the artist: “Art is the highest form of…

Happy birthday, William S. Burroughs! Here are some quotes from his writing: “The word is now a virus.”…