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History says we forgave the executioner. —Sharif

We are lucky to have R. O. Kwon 권오경, author of the bestselling novels EXHIBIT and THE INCENDIARIES, as the judge for the James Alan McPherson Prize for the Novel. Want to get her eyes on your novel? The winner receives cash & publication. Submissions close 2/28! awpwriter.secure-platform.com/applications

This morning I received a manuscript where the translator’s note mentions that, through a psychic medium, the dead author communicated that he knows the work is abstract, and the translation would be difficult, but that he was grateful for the undertaking.

Tesla’s stock is now down over 41% since the start of the year. It just experienced the biggest drop in nearly half a decade.

There are several detention facilities in Louisiana where green card holders and undocumented migrants are being detained without due process. Hope journalists are pursuing this.

📚 R. O. Kwon 권오경 is the author of the nationally bestselling novel "Exhibit," a New York Times Editors’ Choice. Her bestselling first novel, "The Incendiaries," was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Award and the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Prize. Kwon’s books

Hélène Cixous: “When I start writing, I’m feeling my way in the dark. It’s a kind of darkness that’s not altogether black—there are a few indicators, lights to guide me, black stars. But the darkness is the one in charge.” (from a 1994 interview, tr. Suzanne Dow, in White Ink)

South Koreans who supported the impeachment are jubilant in the streets of Seoul. They are hugging one another, some showing tears of joy

MRS. DALLOWAY was published 100 years ago today. The following year, E.M. Forster reviewed it in The Yale Review. Now online for the first time: his essay on Woolf’s novels to date—including what he called her “exquisite and superbly constructed” masterpiece.

"Explain why intellectuals can be attracted by a totalitarian ideology." Hannah Arendt's final exam for Contemporary Issues taught in 1955:

The children of Refaat Alareer are having a horrendous day with the sounds of bombs nearby. We pray for their safety and the safety of everyone in Gaza with this intense escalation. Support us here: chuffed.org/project/113327… Two weeks ago, the children of Refaat Alareer camp

We’re headed back up the coast! Come see us at the Bay Area Book Festival on June 1, or at our bash with Transit on May 31—we'll be hosting R. O. Kwon 권오경 and Lauren Markham for a conversation and party. Learn more and RSVP at eventbrite.com/e/ro-kwon-laur…

—Layli Long Soldier