In the second issue of Further Reading print, we aim to identify and examine the boundaries—inside and around each one of us—that have shaped our practices, our surroundings, the topics that we deal with everyday as well as the ways we navigate ourselves. At the time when openness and disruption … [Read more...]
Not a Muse, The Inner Lives of Women
May 23, 2021 by
In Not a Muse more than 100 poets from 24 countries explore the rich and complex lives of women in a post-feminist era.The result is a richly satisfying anthology for, and about, the 21st-century woman.Vibrant verse from Margaret Atwood, Sharon Olds, Erica Jong, Lorna Crozier, Elisabeth Harvor, Rati … [Read more...]
Tales of Two Planets
May 19, 2021 by
Building from his acclaimed anthology Tales of Two Americas, beloved writer and editor John Freeman draws together a group of our greatest writers from around the world to help us see how the environmental crisis is hitting some of the most vulnerable communities where they live. In the past five … [Read more...]
Cerita-Cerita Jakarta
May 15, 2021 by
A group of senior citizens set out to visit an amusement park for one last suicidal ride… A wannabe influencer takes a driverless taxi through the streets of Jakarta, only to discover the destination she’s hurtling towards is now underwater... A daughter despairs at her mother’s wish to leave … [Read more...]
A Clear Dawn: New Asian Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand
May 14, 2021 by
This landmark collection of poetry, fiction and essays by emerging writers is the first-ever anthology of Asian New Zealand creative writing. A Clear Dawn presents an extraordinary new wave of creative talent. With roots stretching from Indonesia to Japan, from China to the Philippines to the … [Read more...]