Dear Pulitzer Prizes: It's Time to Recognize Literature by Noncitizens

Dear Pulitzer Prizes: It's Time to Recognize Literature by Noncitizens

"We have a duty to ask what constitutes the literature of a nation."

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Julie Otsuka on Writing From and Into Memories

Julie Otsuka on Writing From and Into Memories

"These boxes were my inheritance, the stuff out of which my novels are made."

By Julie Otsuka | August 8, 2023

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

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Lydia Kiesling on Writing An Oil Novel In The Age of Climate Change

Lydia Kiesling on Writing An Oil Novel In The Age of Climate Change

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Mobility

By Jane Ciabattari | August 8, 2023

Philosophy is for Everyone: A Conversation with Arianne Shahvisi

Philosophy is for Everyone: A Conversation with Arianne Shahvisi

The Author of Arguing for a Better World Talks to Mira Ptacin About the Intersection of Philosophy and Social Justice

By Mira Ptacin | August 8, 2023

"The Belladonna of Sadness," A Poem by Sally Wen Mao

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By Sally Wen Mao | August 8, 2023

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How the Start of World War I Changed an American Heiress's Life Forever

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