1.35 hour meeting with Cărtărescu and his translator into Dutch Jan Willem Bos moderated by my Belgian friend Remo Verdickt. In English. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuF_...

Emiel Roothooft en ik konden ons geen mooier begin voor 2026 inbeelden dan de publicatie van ons interview met Mircea Cărtărescu in De Nederlandse Boekengids. Mulțumesc aan Mircea en dNBg! www.nederlandseboekengids.com/20260113-emi...

5-star review of Theodoros by Remo Verdickt in De Standaard

Congrats to Laure Hinckel for winning Le Grand Prix de traduction de la Ville d’Arles 2025 for her corruscating translation of Mircea Cărtărescu's Theodoros! actualitte.com/article/1273...

“What [Dick Cheney works] to preclude is any acknowledgment that the issue at hand, whether it is avoiding military service or authorizing torture, might have a moral or an ethical or even a self-interested dimension that merits discussion.” —Joan Didion

Just learned that WRITING BACKWARDS has won Narrative's 2026 Perkins Prize, "awarded to the book making the most significant contribution to the study of narrative in a given year." A true honor, especially given the prize's past recipients! www.thenarrativesociety.org/barbara-and-...

I wrote about Peter Thiel’s lectures on the Antichrist and how the fact that there’s a strong chance Thiel thinks Greta Thunberg is the literal Antichrist isn’t even the weirdest thing about them — at the @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

Super interesante entrevista👇🏻

Mircea Cărtărescu’s Interview for De Standaard: On Theodoros, Giorgio de Chirico, Surrealism, writing methods, literary fame, ambition, tyranny, and his work in progress theuntranslated.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/m...

Tight deadline, just following the lava flow. @theuntranslated.bsky.social www.standaard.be/media-en-cul...

Deep Vellum to publish Mircea Cărtărescu’s THEODOROS in October 2026 www.deepvellum.org/news/theodor...

James Baldwin Review vol. 11, our special issue on 'European Baldwins,' is out now! @jbrjournal.bsky.social Read Justin Joyce's editorial preface on the American conundrum here: www.manchesterhive.com/view/journal... The entire volume is available here : www.manchesterhive.com/view/journal...

Feeling so honored to be part of this issue of James Baldwin Review, with an Interview on „James Baldwin. Der Zeuge“, thanks to @removerdickt.bsky.social 🙏🏾 www.manchesterhive.com/view/journal...

James Baldwin Review (JBR) is proud to announce the publication of its eleventh volume with thanks to the extraordinary collaborative vision of three European guest editors: Remo Verdickt, Pieter Vermeulen, and Gianna Zocco. #JamesBaldwin www.manchesterhive.com/view/journal...

The #JamesBaldwin Review (JBR) is an annual journal, bringing together work on the life, writings, and legacy of James Baldwin Volume 11 is now available to buy as a paperback bit.ly/46gAHlK Find out more about our brand new series #ThinkingWithJamesBaldwin bit.ly/3KAncol @jbrjournal.bsky.social

Nicholas Boggs joins #LARBRadioHour to talk his new biography. “James Baldwin: A Love Story” offers an intimate portrait of the literary legend anchored by the romances that shaped his life, writing, and political vision. https://lareviewofbooks.org/av/nicholas-boggss-james-baldwin-a-love-story/

May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.

Due to popular demand, we’ve unlocked this episode for public consumption.

I wrote about MAGA's idiosyncratic readings and brazen weaponizations of the Western canon. Buckle up for a bumpy ride from Curtis Yarvin's Tlön to Gustavo Petro's Macondo. Part of JTAS' special issue "Reflections on the US 2024 Elections in a Global Context." escholarship.org/uc/item/1199...

Happy 101st Birthday #JamesBaldwin! We’re celebrating by announcing the launch of our new series: Thinking with James Baldwin The series explores new approaches to Baldwin’s work, incl his fiction, essays, poetry, short stories, interviews & activism manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/think...

"Het bed met de gouden poot is tegelijk een ideale introductie tot de Letse cultuur en een tijdloze vertelling die uitnodigt om verder na te denken over hoe de geschiedenis zich misschien niet zozeer herhaalt, als wel steeds gekleurd wordt door ons eigen referentiekader." @removerdickt.bsky.social

This week’s episode is Mahmoud v. Taylor, where the Court held that some children’s books are just too gay for public schools.

I wrote about the underground circulation of James Baldwin translations in the USSR and Francoist Spain by way of the missing link between Baldwin and Jorge Luis Borges. Featured in Revista Ártemis' special issue Inqueerir a tradução: sexualidades, línguas e textos periodicos.ufpb.br/index.php/ar...

"Throughout Fielder’s oeuvre, a lifetime in TV is betrayed by the ease with which he can slip into virtually any mode of contemporary filmmaking." Paul Thompson reviews Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal” https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/i-became-a-better-magician/

Together with Pieter Vermeulen, I co-wrote an essay on James Baldwin's posthumous career for Parallax's special issue on Literature and Public World-Making. Here's an eprint link for 50 free online copies of the article! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/F78UK...

In de herfst van zijn carrière begon James Baldwins reputatie te tanen. Honderd jaar na zijn geboorte is hij echter relevanter dan ooit. Waarom? Lees de analyse van @removerdickt.bsky.social (KU Leuven). 🔗 www.tijdschriftkarakter.be/voorbij-de-d...

This has been my most ambitious piece of writing so far. It's long. And I will be working on a much shorter version for a wider audience. But I also don't want to lose sight of the deep truths lurking around us. So, here is The Plot Against America. www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-plot-a...

Waarom het boek ‘Giovanni’s kamer’ van James Baldwin, bijna 70 jaar oud, ook relevant is voor een nieuwe generatie

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