“Every refugee’s story opens in horror, passes through betrayal, and ends in a question.” This sentence, spoken by a protagonist in my new novel, The Good Deed, came to me on one of my visits to the overcrowded, fetid refugee camp on the Greek island of Samos. I began going there in 2018 when I…

In classic literature, where societal norms and gender roles were often strictly delineated, some female characters stand out not just for their presence but for how they shattered the stereotypes of their times. These characters, crafted with depth and nuance, not only enriched the narratives they were part of but also left a lasting impact…

click to enlarge File photo by Alex Driehaus ©️ Seven Days Vermont Book Award finalist Jeff Sharlet. From stories about the immigrant experience to reporting on Donald Trump rallies and fascistic megachurches to graphic nonfiction about water, electricity and the internet, the finalists for the 2024 Vermont Book Award were announced Friday and feature works…

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Roemer’s books bring Suriname, on the South American Caribbean coast, to the world. Her 2019 novel, “Off-White,” will be released in English this month. For many readers in the United States, the literature of the Caribbean is a familiar one: Take Marlon James, Edwidge Danticat and Junot Díaz, for starters. The Dutch Caribbean still seems…

By Christine Larson, University of Colorado Boulder and Ashley Carter, University of Colorado Boulder A major transformation is underway in Romancelandia. Once upon a time, romance novels from major U.S. publishers featured only heterosexual couples. Today, the five biggest publishers regularly release same-sex love stories. From May 2022 to May 2023, sales of LGBTQ+ romance grew…

From fantasy bodies of work to epic sagas, the vast world of literature contains classic books that have had a significant impact on popular culture, people, and places. Many of these books, which have become series, have captured the hearts and imaginations of readers of all ages worldwide and remain some of the most intriguing—and…

(JTA) — For many people in literary spaces, the waves of anti-Israelism since October 7 and the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war – whether fueled by ignorance, misinformation or malicious antisemitism – have come as a surprise, and the dilemmas of ongoing participation are similarly new. Not so for me. I’ve been watching this poison…

(JTA) — For many people in literary spaces, the waves of anti-Israelism since October 7 and the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war – whether fueled by ignorance, misinformation or malicious antisemitism – have come as a surprise, and the dilemmas of ongoing participation are similarly new. Not so for me. I’ve been watching this poison…

(JTA) — For many people in literary spaces, the waves of anti-Israelism since Oct. 7 and the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war — whether fueled by ignorance, misinformation or malicious antisemitism — have come as a surprise, and the dilemmas of ongoing participation are similarly new. Not so for me. I’ve been watching this poison…