Two new Robert Walser translations coupled with art
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 »
Bring back the National Book Award for Translation!
In 1980, Julia Child won a National Book Award for Current Interest for a cookbook called Julia Child and More Company. Seven years earlier, George B. Schaller had won a… Read more »
Critics of the Central Library Plan react to New York Public Library’s change of course
In a major reversal on Wednesday, the New York Times reported that the New York Public Library’s Central Library Plan to sell off the Mid-Manhattan Library and destroy the historic… Read more »
A report from the stacks
Esteemed literary translator Susan Bernofsky toured the New York Public Library’s 42nd Street book stacks, which are set to be demolished as part of the NYPL’s Central Library Plan. Bernofsky,… Read more »
Kafka’s Metamorphosis transforms once again
In 2011, the designer Peter Mendelsund made waves with his stunning series of covers for Franz Kafka. Published in new editions by Schocken, the covers were a radical departure from… Read more »
In blow to the Central Library Plan, The NYPL agrees to halt the planned destruction of the 42nd Street Library research stacks
Members of library advocacy groups Save the 42nd Street Library, Citizens Defending Libraries, and the Library Lovers League packed a court hearing in Manhattan on Tuesday morning in an attempt… Read more »