Bits and Bobs: Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton, Being Twenty in Iran, Etel Adnan, & More"Since the day I found her, it felt as if a spell was cast on this corner of the Earth."...
The Nobel Prize for Literature 2024 SpeculationOctober is here again. As always, we've been debating who will win the Nobel Prize for Literature this year, and...
Bits and Bobs: Hilary Mantel, Katie Ward, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Cillian Murphy, & More“Greatness and gentleness are possible.” In 2007, writer Katie Ward was 28 years old and had submitted her debut work...
Bits and Bobs: Solvitur Ambulando, David Tennant with Tchaikovsky’s Skull, & More“Writing is one way of making the world our own...walking is another." Solvitur ambulando—Latin for ‘it is solved by walking’...
Bits and Bobs: Eleanor Clark Befriends Mary McCarthy, Getting Too Engrossed in Greek Mythology, World Tours, & MoreEarlier this week I had one of those unsettling moments where you realize there's practically four months left to the...
Bits and Bobs: Rivka Galchen, Anne Carson, the Oldest Surviving Photo of the Moon, & MoreI first spoke about the exemplary Rivka Galchen here, while I was still mid-way through her fabulous novel, Everyone Knows Your Mother...
Bits and Bobs: Romila Thapar, Leon’s View, Acronyms, Apples, & More"I am sitting for the moment on the veranda-like projection of our rooms and I can see in the distance...
Bits and Bobs: Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrot, the F Word, & More"Sharon, if you're watching this, I want my dog back." Did you happen to see the viral post about Turkish...
Bookish Babble: Edna O’Brien, The Booker Prize, and MoreEdna O'Brien (1930–2024) "To read her is to know love; of words, of literature, and of life itself." Irish literary...
Bits and Bobs: The Olympics, Fargo, Men vs. Bears, and AudenEven though the International Olympic Committee maintains the games aren't meant to be political, throughout history governments, contestants and the public have...
Bits and Bobs: The Loveliest People in the World, Salman Toor Green, Mahmoud Darwish, & More...They know that life is mostly pain, mystery and error—and will never try to persuade you otherwise. They will never...- Bits and Bobs: Susan Abulhawa’s 10 Rules for Living, TV Shows, Aristotle, & More"Happiness is overrated, and seeking it is a waste of time. A lobotomy will get you there quicker. Search for...
