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Mark Haber on the Beauty of Digression

Mark Haber on the Beauty of Digression

"I want the words to erupt, the sentences to flower and the ideas to go places I hadn’t expected."

By Mark Haber | October 11, 2024

“We Want to Make It Feel Like a Party.” On the Transformation of Southwest Review

“We Want to Make It Feel Like a Party.” On the Transformation of Southwest Review

A Lit Mag Embraces Colorful Design and Literary Translation

By Mark Haber | November 21, 2023

At New Directions University: Literary and Life Lessons from an Iconic Publisher

At New Directions University: Literary and Life Lessons from an Iconic Publisher

Mark Haber Traces an Indispensable Influence on His Reading
and Writing Life

By Mark Haber | March 17, 2021

The Writer You've Never Heard of That Made My Book Possible

The Writer You've Never Heard of That Made My Book Possible

Mark Haber on the Life and Writing of Mila Menendez Krause

By Mark Haber | September 27, 2019

César Aira Makes the Impossible Possible

César Aira Makes the Impossible Possible

Mark Haber on the Newly Translated Ema the Captive

By Mark Haber | December 6, 2016

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