Michelle Johnson

Managing & Culture Editor @worldlittoday
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[Michelle Johnson @MJatWLT]

World Literature Today wants your votes in our “15 Books for the 21st Century, 2021–2025” poll. We asked writers to nominate 1 book that most enlightened, astonished, or moved them. Now it’s your turn! Voting is open through March 5.

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[Michelle Johnson @MJatWLT]

@PKhakpour Yes!

[Michelle Johnson @MJatWLT]

@PKhakpour I'm intrigued and would love to discuss this with you for World Literature Today! Here's my email if you'd like to chat: [email protected]. (You may remember me from your time in Norman, OK, several years ago.)

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@PalmeriJoAnn Thank you for sharing your fabulous campus photos!

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@robin_ep_myers Thanks for the tip! This is playing nearby. I hope to see it tomorrow.

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@Rcordas @AntonHur @honfordstar I love this book.

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@Rcordas This sounds fantastic!

[Michelle Johnson @MJatWLT]

If you haven't yet discovered Veronica Esposito's Untranslatable column, here's a great entry point.

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How has the loanword ℎ𝑦𝑔𝑔𝑒 tapped into the cultural zeitgeist? Consider the origins of ℎ𝑦𝑔𝑔𝑒 and how translation makes a well-worn concept new in Veronica Esposito’s most recent Untranslatable column. #hygge #translation

https://t.co/CvP0QAVUgO

[Michelle Johnson @MJatWLT]

“Katie Whittemore’s translation of Juan Gómez Bárcena’s Not Even the Dead is a master class in the art of translation.” Andrew Martino (@apmartino) reviews this “hallucination, existing somewhere between the worlds of Joseph Conrad and Cormac McCarthy.”

https://t.co/0Ah3aHdTFe

[Michelle Johnson @MJatWLT]

@Rcordas Thanks for the tip! I think I'll try this.

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“Acts of radical love are higher forms of courage that try to push back the wretchedness that is so dominant inside of all human beings.” Cornel West in conversation with Karlos K. Hill. @thinking4achang
@CornelWest

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Want to learn more about HAPPY STORIES, MOSTLY author Norman Erikson Pasaribu? Check out this brilliant interview with @MJatWLT for @worldlittoday https://t.co/XwcP2hLqFR

[Michelle Johnson @MJatWLT]

@jadz @worldlittoday We are honored to publish your work, @jadz!

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“In all, the book is a beautiful exposition of a brand-new way of looking at mathematical proofs.” Firdous Ahmad Mala reviews a book that “attempts to present mathematical proofs as forms of narrative.”

https://t.co/umDB7B05pF

[Michelle Johnson @MJatWLT]

@lawrenceschimel @AlyssaColeLit @LucienneDiver Great news! When No One Is Watching was so good. I'd love to read more of her work.

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What’s the best book gift you’ve ever received? Tweet us using the hashtag #BestGiftBookWLT, or use our website form in the link. We’ll choose 5 entries and donate a copy of each book to the Norman Public Schools libraries in your name. @NormanSchools

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[Michelle Johnson @MJatWLT]

So thankful for this conversation with @IdraNovey and this book, Take What You Need. It's a great read that raises big questions we need to grapple with in this deeply divided country.

[Idra Novey @IdraNovey]

"Is this what the US is doing?"

I loved the frank questions from Michelle Johnson for this interview about TAKE WHAT YOU NEED for @worldlittoday and the chance to discuss favorite Rust Belt books by @NifMuhammad and Joan Chase.
https://t.co/H5MDe9JJs3

[Michelle Johnson @MJatWLT]

Can anyone point me to any online writing workshops available to high school students, particularly those that are self-paced?

[Michelle Johnson @MJatWLT]

@TessRenker @UofOklahoma Hello, @TessRenker! Welcome to OU! I look forward to meeting you.

[Michelle Johnson @MJatWLT]

Hearing @jerichobrown read his work this morning was emotional, thought-provoking, and fun—in short, the very best way to spend a morning. He reads again tonight @ the Meinders School of Business, Oklahoma City University!

[Jason Stephenson @teacherman82]

“It’s a good idea to tell the truth to ourselves.” —@jerichobrown