Vũ Đình Giang’s “Parallels” is not for the faint-hearted. diacritics.org/2026/01/book...

As we take our yearly December break, a reminder that we’re open to submissions! Visit diacritics.org/submit/ for more info.

Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.

Click here to start shopping today: kansaspress.ku.edu. #BookSale #holidaysale #upkansas #universitypress #HolidayGiftIdeas

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I admit to being a 1-person PR spox for #JayWright but I'm glad to see his *Transfigurations* (aka Collected Poems Pt 1) is finally out now in the UK. Though he's 1 of the greatest living poets in the English language/greatest living Black poets this didn't happen until he'd reached 91 years of age!

“You don’t get rich with philosophy.” english.elpais.com/culture/2025...

Our Fall Sale begins today! Save 50% on books & journal issues now through November 9 with coupon code FALL25. buff.ly/Bk390cu

This year, Viet Film Fest featured eleven short film sets. diaCRITICS contributing writer Cathy Duong highlights a number of short films across these brilliantly curated sets. diacritics.org/2025/10/viet...

Baek Sehee, the author of I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI has passed away. She was 35. The Korean organ donation authority reports that Sehee saved five lives through her donation of her heart, lungs, liver, and both kidneys.

you had me at "novel that takes place over a single day" www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...

it’s time for a strike 🪧 www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/i...

I have paid subscriptions to the following independent journalism outlets, some also worker-owned: @truthout.org @democracynow.org @inthesetimes.com @hellgatenyc.com @thecity.nyc @documentedny.bsky.social @newrepublic.com @denikreferendum.cz @denikalarm.bsky.social

but imagine if this was the Nobel committee’s pick this year

nooooooo!!

@knguyen.bsky.social on @thedailyshow.com! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dsp...

Read a new poem by Thái Hà, with art by Lien Truong. diacritics.org/2025/09/poet...

❤️ www.popville.com/2025/09/sign...

one person has read "Miss MacIntosh, My Darling" in its entirety www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

So fascists wants to designate antifascists as terrorist.

BREAKING: Trump says he is designating “Antifa” as a “major terrorist organization.” Such a step being taken this way would be concerning enough, given what it actually is, but, given that Trump sees “Antifa” hiding in every corner of opposition, this could be an extremely alarming escalation.

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i will say this one more time. it is BAD MANNERS to ever step into a bookstore and not buy anything. buy a book, or ten. buy a poetry book, they’re cheap, light to carry, and gorgeous to read! buy a notebook. buy a lovely pencil. but buy SOMETHING. you were not raised by wolves

An example of how to push back against the tide of unethical, wasteful, unaccountable slop now oozing across every aspect of everyone's life. The thoughtless technology is not inevitable. How do you break the machines? Together.

After a summer break, diaCRITICS is back! And we’re proud to introduce you to our new website: www.diacritics.org.

really great to see so many SE Asian titles here!

Celebrate #NationalTranslationMonth with us by picking reads from (and bookmarking) our 2025 reading list! Find translated poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and more from lit mags and indie presses: www.clmp.org/news/a-readi...

I truly intended this just as an email and not a public thing but fuck it we ball. The New York Times is not alone in its culpability but it is deeply culpable and its near-monopoly status in our blighted American media ecosystem allows it to do what it does.

The White House's memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize. “What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”

not all heroes wear capes & such

“All human beings should have the same rights, BUT…” “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

of course he plugged his book at the end of his statement

Update: 16 of 24 authors and 2 judges have now withdrawn. First Book: Curtis Garner Jason Okundaye Sacha Coward Sanah Ahsan Amy Twigg Mae Diansangu Eleanor Medhurst Hanako Footman Ciara Maguire June Thomas Main: Olumide Popoola Robert Hamberger Dean Atta Andrew McMillan Rhian Elizabeth Jane Traies

Chaofeng Ge is the third Asian and 12th person overall to die in ICE custody this year. The 32-year-old man from China was held at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center for several days — a disgraceful ICE facility with a documented history of medical neglect and psychological abuse. 🧵⬇️

“AP will continue covering books as stories” so they will continue to publish fluff based on lazily copying press releases from publishers but not put out actual book reviews

Still taking book pitches for @barrelhouse.bsky.social, through Aug. 9. Looking for short books (25K-30K words) that combine criticism and memoir, exploring some pop-cultural artifact that's played an outsized role in your life, or that connects in some unique/interesting way to your own story.

“The occupation has corrupted us. I am absolutely convinced that Israel’s curse began with the occupation of the Palestinian territories in 1967. Maybe people are tired of hearing about it, but that’s the truth.“ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Every time I see this book in the library, I imagine Darwin saying “draw me like one of your French girls”

Truly, it’s the racism.

Presenting the #BookerPrize2025 longlist. Find out more about the books and authors that make up this year's Booker Dozen: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025

makes me wonder how many books i’ve read in my life so far and how many books i will have read by the end www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/b...

HAPPY TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ME KNOWING WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER!!! WE DID IT!

Another day, another inexperienced but hopeful writer, announcing that they have “been offered a book deal” for £20,000. Turns out that the author is being expected to PAY THIS to the publisher, not the other way round. Folks, no publisher does this.

These dumb and evil times...

as it should be

The surge in anti-immigrant sentiment in Japan has led to increasing online attacks against award-winning author Yu Miri (TOKYO UENO STATION). Attackers tell her not to write in Japanese and "go home." Yu is Zainichi Korean, born in Japan. Japanese is her native language.

Hey! Have you signed up for PBS Passport yet? $5 per month, you donate to PBS with it, and you get all of their shows. I registered for annual at $60/year. Cancel Paramount, get PBS passport instead.

“The church compound was sheltering both Christians and Muslims, including a number of children with disabilities, according to Fadel Naem, acting director of Al-Ahli Hospital, which received the casualties.”