For the love of books
Women writers have been using masculine pen names for centuries, not only for anonymity and privacy, but to be perceived without stigma attached to their gender — as well as means of gender expression in itself.
Emily Dickinson vehemently avoided fame during her life, but her poetry has taken on a life and legacy of its own long after her death.
A look at one of the most influential poets of all time — Walt Whitman. Ezra Pound once said of Whitman that “he is America.”
Here are the thirteen translated works of fiction to be nominated for the 2022 International Booker Prize.
Cormac McCarthy’s two new novels, ‘The Passenger’ and ‘Stella Maris’ will be published on October 25th and November 22nd respectively.
