What’s the central threat to the domestic publishing industry? Is it overproduction? Is it Google Books? Is it the United States government’s consistent willingness to define consumer interest in a… Read more »

The work of the German-speaking Swiss writer Robert Walser (1878–1956) languished in relative obscurity for decades, but a slew of recent English translations of his work have raised his profile… Read more »

Events to celebrate the life of Thomas Merton, the poet, Trappist monk, religious philosopher, translator and social critic, are planned around the world—from Ireland to Iowa, to Sydney and Brazil—to mark… Read more »