1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (350+ words) Kuang and I spoke earlier this month—she is as smart in person as she is on the page, funny, insightful, and extremely curious. An edited version of our conversation follows: Adam Dalva: Your book activates so much nostalgia—of…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1893+ words) Writing is a challenge, at every level. There are constant pressures acting upon a writer: juggling between responsibilities and work; prioritizing health; making and somehow slowing down time; even, perhaps, the arresting, infinite possibilities of the page. Not to mention,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (133+ words) In time he will say that The Waves by Virginia Woolf has been the most important novel in his life; but at twenty he does not use the word of this or any book, and would think it pompous, embarrassing,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (137+ words) Today, the Caine Prize for African Writing, which awards £10,000 annually to the best short story by an African writer living on the continent or in the diaspora, has announced its 2026 shortlist. These five writers were selected from a record 407 entries…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (146+ words) As I read my way through the September stacks, I was struck by the feeling that we have finally reached the moment post-pandemic when the poets, collectively, are finding their way. Of course, as always, I’m just speaking for me,…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (1376+ words) Nanette and Josie finished praying and walked toward the bus stop. Josie pulled out her phone. She wanted to show Nanette a group she’d found on Instagram: @NunsAgainstGuns. “This one is fire,” Josie said. Nanette could see the goodness in…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago   (564+ words) Along with her novels, Vlady Kociancich worked on a translation of Joseph Conrad’s The End of the Tether, which according to her obituary by Daniel Gigena in La Nación, “había sido muy elogiada” (was highly praised). This translation is present…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (221+ words) This morning, Kirkus Reviews announced the 18 finalists for the 2026 Kirkus Prize, which recognizes excellence in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, and Young Readers’ Literature. Books are selected by a panel of peers, editors, and other industry professionals. Winners in all…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (362+ words) When I turned eight, my mom went back to school to become an art teacher. The dream caught up with her. Not in the original form, but still. It was as monumental as unboxing my debut back in 2001. According to…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (332+ words) Damon Galgut: You’re a psychologist and work in the field of mental health and human rights. What is the crossover, if any, between that world and your fiction? Writing has not made me more or less neurotic, although I do…...