Other Press' Raja Shehadeh, author of WE COULD HAVE BEEN FRIENDS MY FATHER AND I and WHAT DOES ISRAEL HAVE TO FEAR FROM PALESTINE, among others, sits down with The New York Times for a riveting interview. https://t.co/UgGRRuZNbD
This week, we're featuring Other Press!
Other Press embodies the best aspects of a truly independent publishing house: they publish exceptional fiction and nonfiction from countries around the world and from right here at home.
THE ANOMALY is also one of our staff picks!
Big thanks to @KensingtonBooks for joining us for Indie Press Autumn Wednesday last week! Stop by @NYPLSNFL at noon today for a visit with @otherpress!
Congratulations to the 2023 #NBAwards Nonfiction Finalists: Ned Blackhawk, Cristina Rivera Garza (@criveragarza), Christina Sharpe, Raja Shehadeh, and John Vaillant (@JohnVaillant).
C’est archi dégueulasse, c’est Français : le ministère des affaires étrangères demande de ne plus programmer des artistes du Niger, du Mali ou du Burkina Faso
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We are thrilled to announce the 2023 #NBAwards Longlist for Translated Literature! | @NewYorker
This year’s Longlist includes ten books originally published in seven different languages: Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish.
https://t.co/hLNnBpKMH1
We're celebrating 123 years today! The Workers Circle was founded on this day in 1900. From the start, Workers Circle activists fought for freedom, equality, and justice – for real and full democracy in this country – not just for themselves but for all Americans.
New review of AS WE EXIST by @KaoutarHarchi & translated by @EmKateRam in @TheTLS
"Unfolds with careful attention to both race and class as integral elements of human experience, and to their intersection with the French educational, housing and political systems"
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Bookstores! Please consider the soon-to-be-former Savoy staff for RI/CT or remote work! This nuclear move to avoid the staff’s union is one of the grossest I have seen in bookselling. The Savoy staff come highly recommended and we want to keep their skills in the industry!
The UK's independent terrorism legislation reviewer has found that the Metropolitan Police abused anti-terror powers when it arrested Editions La Fabrique foreign rights manager Ernest Moret in April.
Read here: https://t.co/KltGxYdb8q
Jour #anniversaire de la rafle du #VeldHiv, je partage le témoignage de mon grand-père, enfant caché, que j'ai enregistré dans un #podcast pour @Tenoua. 3 épisodes sont déjà disponibles et 3 autres sont à venir sur la notion de #transmission 🎧
Depuis des années, Lydia Guirous crache sur les "banlieues", cette "France revancharde gangrénée par les racailles et l'islamisme". Hier, Macron et Darmanin l'ont nommée préfète à l'égalité des chances. Comme une provocation.
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La chaîne d'info de Bolloré a défendu à l’antenne son «pluralisme». Pendant 7 jours, @CheckNewsfr a donc décompté tous les invités (politiques, journalistes extérieurs..) : la grande majorité est marquée à droite et à l'extrême droite. La gauche ? Absente
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