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December 7, 2021 - Birthday, Books, Politics, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Noam Chomsky on Freedom, Power, Democracy, Justice, and More

Happy birthday, Noam Chomsky! 93, today! Here are some quotes from the linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic,…

December 4, 2021December 4, 2021 - Books, Reading, Small Presses, Writing

Most Anticipated Small Press Releases: September-December 2021

Here are some compelling September-December 2021 small press books that captured my attention, including Big Other contributor Edwin Torres’s Quanundrum:…

November 18, 2021 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Margaret Atwood on Writing, Language, Literature, and More

Happy birthday, Margaret Atwood! 82, today! Here are some quotes from the author: “A word after a word…

October 15, 2021 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Italo Calvino on Writing, Reading, Memory, Cities, and More

Happy birthday, Italo Calvino! Here are quotes from the writer. “What makes lovemaking and reading resemble each other…

October 1, 2021 - Books, Featured, Reading, Review, Writing

“The Solitary Confinement of Their Souls”: On Vladimir Nabokov’s Russian Stories and Novels

By Ted Morrissey Like many (most?) American readers, I came to Vladimir Nabokov via Lolita, the controversial novel that…

September 29, 2021 - Books, Featured, Interview, Reading, Writing

What Happens When Language Takes Over: An Interview with Aimee Parkison

By Dan Magers Aimee Parkison’s work defies easy description or categorization. Over the course of over fifteen years and…

September 17, 2021 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

William Carlos Williams on Language, Writing, Reading, Poetry, and More

Happy birthday, William Carlos Williams! Here are some quotes from the writer. “beauty is a defiance of authority”…

September 5, 2021 - Birthday, Books, Nonfiction, Reading, Review, Writing

From the Archives: The Alluring Obscurity of Noir: A Lesson Before Writing, by Ted Morrissey

Happy birthday, Ted Morrissey! Celebrate by reading this Morrissey essay on Robert Coover’s Noir! It was my great fortune…

August 26, 2021 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Julio Cortázar on Writing, Language, Literature, Living Absurdly, and More

Happy birthday, Julio Cortázar! Here are some quotes from the writer. “‘What good is a writer if he…

August 24, 2021 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Jorge Luis Borges on Reality, Writing, Literature, and More

Happy birthday, Jorge Luis Borges! Here are some quotes from the writer. “Reality is not always probable, or…