"Some of us were born into fire. Others into silence. But for us in Gaza—our first breath came with the taste of fear. The world met us with its back turned." massreview.org/2025/06/20/why…

"So often we describe the academic in opposition to labor, but Nelson’s collection is candid about university structures." Asa Drake looks at Jennifer Nelson's ON THE WAY TO THE PAINTINGS OF FOREST ROBBERIES for #MassReviews: massreview.org/2025/06/24/ref…

“From the foothills I would see or have a sense of some of the highest mountain peaks in the world—tourists came for these places, not places like ours, unremarkable in their imagination.” Sumana Roy writes for our #10Questions, now on our website: massreview.org/2025/06/24/10-…

Loved reading this interview of Sumana Roy . Genteel and insightful and full of the wonder of a wide open soul. ❣️

THE MASSACHUSETTS REVIEW asked me 10 questions massreview.org/2025/06/24/10-… Massachusetts Review

An excerpt from LIKE THE NIGHT INSIDE THE EYES, by my belovedest Daniel Lipara, in the latest issue of the Massachusetts Review. Thanks so much to Mona Kareem, editor extraordinaire.

"I used to look at the sky, the clouds, the stars, just to avoid looking down, where the ground was soaked in blood and destruction." #Palestinian writer Nadera Raied Mushtha reflects on the destruction of Gaza, her home, for MR #JusticeforPalestine: massreview.org/2025/06/27/my-…

Celebrating July with some summer reads from our past contributors that came out in the last three months! Including Elise Paschen, Dan Leach, Jennie Malboeuf, and more. #Reading #summer massreview.org/2025/07/01/apr…

“I am my own first reader because I’ve learned over time that I am my own best critic.” Janis Bultman writes for our #10Questions, available on our website: massreview.org/2025/07/02/10-…

We need to keep talking about critical counterinsurgency, the genocide in Palestine and the coloniality of the Caribbean. 🙏🏾🙏🏾 to sablikatriumph instigator, to Black Agenda Report to Massachusetts Review & @imixwhatilike.bsky.social for keeping the conversations open 👇🏾1/

"Unfit Parent takes readers through the more individual experience of bringing an infant home, and caring for a needy baby while inhabiting a needy body." MR manager Emily Wojcik looks at Jessica Slice's latest book, UNFIT PARENT: massreview.org/2025/07/08/rev…

"Finally, the Dalai Lama entered the hall, one shoulder bared beneath his red robe. With little fanfare, he took his spot behind a table and stood to address his audience." Read an excerpt from Amy Yee's FAR FROM THE ROOFTOP OF THE WORLD: massreview.org/2025/07/11/we-…

“...Because I have an exciting and productive working relationship with Amanda Sarasien—an extraordinary literary stylist in her own right—I invited her to collaborate with me.” Elton Uliana 🏳️‍🌈 📖 🎭 🐾 & Amanda Sarasien writes for our #10Questions, on our website: massreview.org/2025/07/14/10-…

Deeply honoured to be featured in Massachusetts Review’s #10Questions series alongside the gifted Amanda Sarasien, with whom I had the great pleasure of translating a stunning story by José Luís Peixoto. Our collaboration and reflections are now live: 🔗 massreview.org/2025/07/14/10

"The future of a nation rests on the shoulders of our generation. But in Gaza, Tawjihi has become a test of survival." Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi(Taqwa Ahmed AL-Wawi) shares a dispatch on the current state of education in Gaza #JusticeforPalestine: massreview.org/2025/07/18/taw…

"Students in Gaza understand that education is more than a right—it is resistance. While bombs tear apart our buildings, they cannot destroy our will. In a world that offers us nothing but destruction, we still choose to learn. We are survivors. We are dreamers. We are fighters."

All solidarity with Taqwa Ahmed AL-Wawi and the students of Palestine resisting scholasticide and genocide 💜 “Our classrooms are empty, but our minds remain alive.  Students in Gaza understand that education is more than a right—it’s a form of resistance.”

"Students in Gaza understand that education is more than a right—it is resistance. While bombs tear apart our buildings, they cannot destroy our will. In a world that offers us nothing but destruction, we still choose to learn. We are survivors. We are dreamers. We are fighters."

"Whether Celsius or Centigrade,/It’s damned hot in these late summer days!/Yet you’ll cool (even smile) /When you drink dog days style" Marsha Bryant has new #beer recco's to survive the present heat wave #limericks #beerreview massreview.org/2025/07/31/dog…