To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life, British writer W. Somerset Maugham once said. Travel to faraway places, make the acquaintance of unique friends, and let the imagination run wild — it can all be accomplished simply by … [Read more...]

It’s sometimes said, nowadays, that lifetime employment is a thing of the past, that rising through the ranks in a company is over, that publishing is a doomed enterprise, that the novel is dead (was it ever really alive?), and that poetry is deader still. By this reckoning, Barbara Epler’s career … [Read more...]

Germany awards numerous literature prizes — but this one is solely for non-European women. For 30 years, the LiBeratur Prize has given less represented female literary voices a platform. With the #MeToo movement making almost daily headlines, the Litprom association of German professionals in the … [Read more...]

Around 30 people attended a literary event titled "Islamic Diversity in Indonesia" at the Festival Center in the Dynasty Building, Brussels, Belgium, on Monday. Moderated by Manneke Budiman, who teaches literature and cultural studies at the University of Indonesia, the event featured three … [Read more...]

Biographical play brings together the country’s biggest stars on stage for two special days A silhouette stands tall on the stage behind a street lamp prop. He lights a cigarette and begins to soliloquy to the audience about women and his banter with his friend about them. The mysterious figure … [Read more...]