‘CIA Book Club’ review: A gripping look at Cold War subterfuge
Book Review The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War With Forbidden Literature By Charlie EnglishRandom House: 384 pages, $35If you…
‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’ review: A winning romance among the bookish
“Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” is a catchy, provocative title for writer-director Laura Piani’s debut feature, but it is a bit of a misnomer. Her…
Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel laureate, dies at 89
LIMA, Peru — Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for decades, has died, his son said Sunday. He…
2024 in review, from an armchair in New York
From the North-EastA roar sounds and a tumult arisesSwelling onto the black earth of the EastThis ragtag bandGreen Aloyshas barely budded, wrested with a yawn…
The power of literature in times of war: Fatima Bhutto & Ahmed Masoud | TV Shows
Gaza-born author and playwright Ahmed Masoud is best known for his debut novel, Vanished, which garnered critical acclaim for its riveting portrayal of life under…
For my mother – Modern Diplomacy
In December of 2023, almost a year ago, the prize giving ceremony of the Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award was held at the Gauteng…
King of My Castle – Modern Diplomacy
Early in 2024, while my baby niece lay sleeping beside me I searched through the channels on YouTube for something to watch and discovered the…
The Shore: On Poets, Schiller And Making Mention Of The Goethean Observation
This is a prose poem that on the face of it in so many words is for children in conflict, war and genocide around the…
Writer Extraordinaire Don Afrika Beukes, An African In London, Paris and Spain
AG: Do you believe in the power of writing by hand?DB: Most definitely. It is a surging energy almost electrical. For me, holding a pen…
Capetonian Dillon Israel’s dream: on starting out, the unproduced playwright and his city
Dillon Israel is a South African actor, creative, storyteller and an unproduced playwright. He lives in Ravensmead, a quiet suburb in Cape Town, near Tygerberg…
Waiting for a flight at LAX? You might be able to read a banned book
Travelers waiting for flights at Los Angeles International Airport can bide their time by having a meal, grabbing a drink, people watching — or, perhaps,…