Books – Page 2 – BIG OTHER

Salman Rushdie on Language, Literature, Freedom of Expression, and More.

Happy birthday, Salman Rushdie! 73, today! Here are some quotes from his books and interviews: “Go for broke.…

Happy birthday, John Edgar Wideman! 79 today! Here are some quotes from his writings and interviews. “I love…

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, Djuna Barnes! Here are some quotes from her writing: “‘One’s life is peculiarly one’s own when…

We are excited to announce the Big Other Book Awards 2020! The awards aim to recognize excellence in literature…

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

By Tyrone Williams The absence of a circumflex over the o in Hotel is only one index of the…

Happy birthday, Allen Ginsberg! Here are some quotes from his writing: “You say what you want to say…

On May 16, 2020, the Big Other Book Awards Ceremony recognized excellence in literature published in 2019. During the…