Lily Meyer on Philip Roth, Anti-Zionism, and Her Relationship to American Judaism

Lily Meyer on Philip Roth, Anti-Zionism, and Her Relationship to American Judaism

“I take both my Jewishness and my Americanness as honors and responsibilities.”

By Lily Meyer | February 3, 2026

Madeleine Arenivar on the Rhythm of Translation, Preserving Poetic Language, and Letting a Novel’s Voice Shine

Madeleine Arenivar on the Rhythm of Translation, Preserving Poetic Language, and Letting a Novel’s Voice Shine

Lily Meyer in Conversation with the Translator of Yuliana Ortiz Ruano’s Debut Novel, Carnaval Fever

By Lily Meyer | November 20, 2025

The Language of American Jewishness: On Delmore Schwartz, Grace Paley, and the Duties of Freedom

The Language of American Jewishness: On Delmore Schwartz, Grace Paley, and the Duties of Freedom

“I want American Jews to count ourselves in; to include ourselves in the bad parts of American history as part of building the good.”

By Lily Meyer | April 2, 2024

The Mind-Expanding Practice of Translating Claudia Ulloa Donoso

The Mind-Expanding Practice of Translating Claudia Ulloa Donoso

Lily Meyer on the Transporting Absurdity of Fiction

By Lily Meyer | July 15, 2021

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