“It feels like China without the Communism.” Liao Yiwu reviewed his visit to Flushing during a conversation with Philip Gourevitch about the Chinese dissident’s journey from political prisoner to best-selling author.
“Bogus revolutions irritate me.” Jonathan Lethem and Geoff Dyer talk tradition, digression, and American vs. British novels in the latest issue of BOMB.
Zhou Qing, author of What Kind of God: A Survey of the Current Safety of China’s Food, spoke with us about the limits of art in public space, the fear of truth, and Chinese censorship by ISBN.
Why do Italians talk so fast? Translator Susan Bernofsky looks at “information density” across languages.
The latest from our Poetry Series features fresh work by Jillian Weise (The Colony and The Amputee’s Guide to Sex).
Guardian opens shop in the U.S.
“Movies you can stroll through.” Starting tomorrow, let Teju Cole, John Giorno, and others guide you on a walk along Museum Mile.
What, you’re not getting your MFA at Columbia?
Make use of your literary factoids tonight, and don’t forget to stop by the PEN booth [#93] at the Brooklyn Book Festivalon Sunday.
