John Madera

Bob Kaufman on Life, Death, Music, and More

Happy birthday, Bob Kaufman! Here are some selections from his writing: “I want to be anonymous…my ambition is to…

Happy birthday, Henry James! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Try to be one of the people…

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

Happy birthday, Charles Baudelaire! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Always be a poet, even in prose.”…

Happy birthday, Donald Barthelme! Here are some quotes from his writing: “The writer is that person who, embarking…

We are delighted to announce Big Other‘s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Awardees! The award honors exemplary living writers, who have…

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…