Jean Hanff Korelitz
Jean Hanff Korelitz was born in New York City and is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Cambridge University. She […]
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Hari Adhikari
Distinguished Nepali poet Hari Adhikari is a leading figure in contemporary Nepali literature, widely respected for his contributions as a
Tracy K Smith
Tracy K. Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, memoirist, editor, translator and librettist. She served as the 22nd Poet Laureate of
Paul Muldoon
Paul Muldoon was born in County Armagh in 1951. He now lives in New York. A former radio and television
Tina Chang
TINA CHANG is the author of the poetry collections Half-Lit Houses (2004) and Of Gods & Strangers (2011) and Hybrida (2019) and the forthcoming collection, LION (W.W. Norton,
Martin Doyle
Martin Doyle is Books Editor of The Irish Times, where he has worked since 2007. He is a former Editor
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Winner of multiple international awards — including the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award and the Lannan Literary Award Fellowship —
Tony Barnstone
Tony Barnstone, a poet, literary critic, and translator, has authored twenty-four books, including poetry collections, anthologies, textbooks, and multimedia work,
PETER SALISBURY
PETER SALISBURY is a screenwriter and filmmaker with a lifelong passion for cinematic storytelling. Originally from England, he discovered an
Luís Filipe Sarmento
Born in Lisbon, Luís Filipe Sarmento is one of Portugal’s most dynamic literary voices—writer, journalist, translator, filmmaker, and teacher of