August 12, 2025

Lizdanelly López Chiclana in Conversation with Alexander José Aponte About Translating Adrift

Lizdanelly López Chiclana explains what it meant to take on Adrift, how her background shaped her reading, and what she learned through the act of translation.

August 5, 2025

Molly Wagschal on Translating The Book of Mistaken Journeys by Clara Obligado

Molly Wagschal how reading the short stories in The Book of Mistaken Journeys together creates additional layers of narrative.

April 16, 2025

John Timothy Wixted on The Poetry of Yuan Haowen

John Timothy Wixted explores the themes of loss and cultural legacy in Yuan Haowen’s (1190–1257) poetry—one of the greatest poets in Chinese literary history.

April 8, 2025

Carlo Acevedo and Kelsi Vanada on Writing and Translating Day’s Fortune/Fortuna del día

Kelsi Vanada and Carlo Acevedo offer insight into the writing and translation process and the value this bilingual edition brings to U.S. Spanish speakers.

March 24, 2025

Recovery Without End

Insights From a Medieval Mystic?

Hannah Lucas

Hannah Lucas explores the mystical experiences of Julian of Norwich during her illness in the 14th century and challenges modern wellness culture.

March 17, 2025

On Motherhood and the Literary Life

Emily Hodgson Anderson

Emily Hodgson Anderson explores the complex relationship between motherhood and writing, using Doris Lessing’s experiences as a focal point.

March 10, 2025

Illuminating The Running Flame

Fang Fang in Conversation with Michael Berry

Translator Michael Berry revisits the The Running Flame with author Fang Fang, who reflects on her work and the place of women in contemporary China.

March 3, 2025

Seven Must-Read Books for Women’s History Month 2025

Each March, we come together to honor and recognize the legacy of women in history, society, and culture and to reflect on the ongoing fight for gender equality. This year’s theme for Women’s History Month, “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating...

February 25, 2025

Nicole M. Brown in Conversation with Daniel Davis About We Are Each Other’s Business

In the 1960s and 1970s, the Welfare Rights Movement organized at both local and national levels, advocating for poor people’s inclusion, dignity, and autonomy. In We Are Each Other’s Business: Black Women’s Intersectional Political Consumerism During the Chicago Welfare Rights...

November 6, 2024

Lilit Žekulin Thwaites on Translating Crossing Waters by Luisa Etxenike

Lilit Žekulin Thwaites is an award-winning Australian literary translator of novels, short stories, poetry, and essays. Luisa Etxenike is an acclaimed author from the Basque Country whose works offer insightful, moving perspectives on unorthodox topics. They recently collaborated on an...

October 16, 2024

The War on Mothers

Gil Anidjar

Gil Anidjar argues that the abortion debate is a struggle over foundational values and a broader attack on mothers, their labor, and their societal role.

October 1, 2024

Lucina Schell on “Sangre” by Mercedes Roffé

Lucina Schell reflects on “Sangre” (“Blood”), a five-line poem by Argentine poet Mercedes Roffé that carries the emotional weight of a nation’s unresolved past.