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Kyiv’s Literary Festival Thrives Amid War, Draws 15,000 Readers
Kyiv’s annual literary festival went ahead in June despite Russia’s ongoing invasion, turning city squares into stages for authors and active soldiers. The program included dozens of readings, panel discussions and a new “War Voices” series that showcases work written on the front lines. Organizers reported a record attendance of more than 15,000 visitors.
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Dave Eggers on 'Contrapposto' And Supporting the Next Generation of Writers
Best-selling author Dave Eggers has a new novel out this week, telling the story of two art-obsessed friends over many decades. There's much more to the author's own story as well. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports from San Francisco for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
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Unauthorized Book About Rise Of SLIPKNOT And Creation Of 2001 Album 'Iowa' To Arrive In August
Little, Brown Book Group, a division of Hachette UK, has set an August 6, 2026 publication date For "Somewhere Between Screaming And Crying: Slipknot, Nu Metal And 9/11" from author Dan Franklin. What if one album could capture the moment the world changed? This is the gripping inside story of SLIPK...
Blabbermouth
You’re Not Who You Think You Are
When I was a young man, I was an avid reader of self help books. Anthony Robbins Unlimited Power and Awaken The Giant Within. Brian Tracy Maximum Achievement. Walter Doyle Staples Think Like A Winner. All of these books suggest...
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Posing and Passing in Translation: From Amara Lakhous to Elena Ferrante and Jhumpa Lahiri
In this essay I consider “posing” and “passing” as narrative, cultural, and linguistic mechanisms that help us understand how exophonic and migrant identities are negotiated in contemporary Italian literature. More specifically, I examine practices of translation in relation to practices of posing and passing as Italian.
Reading in Translation
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