‘Two Kinds’ is a short story by the American author Amy Tan (born 1952), published as part of her book The Joy Luck Club in 1989. The story is about a young American girl born to Chinese parents; her mother pushes her to become a child prodigy, but the daughter resists. A powerful tale about
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Poetry can be used to address and explore a range of pressing social issues, and racial prejudice and racial identity are among these topics which poets have written about powerfully, from a range of perspectives. Whether it’s African-American poets writing at the time of the Civil Rights movement in the US, or British Asian poets
An unspoken tradition hints that going to the source is good for the story you want to write. The trouble often is that we have no idea what that source may be. Sometimes we think it is sheer research and we spend time in libraries. Often, we think it’s where the action of the proposed
I left Iran for the first time at the age of thirteen to continue my education in England, and, ever since, books and stories have been my talismans, my portable home, the only home I could rely on, the only home I knew would never betray me, the only home I could never be forced
My journey to Ukraine might just have started with its most famous dish, bortsch. I ate plenty of it as a child in my second home country, Estonia, a place that has much more in common with Ukraine than its earthly cuisine and shared pickling expertise. Both of them were behind the Iron Curtain before
Maybe it has happened to you: a stranger catches your eye while you peruse the plant identification section of the library, or wander a mossy hillock speckled with Amanita bisporigera, or shuffle along in the funeral procession for your wealthy Aunt Tabitha. The look squeezes a secret place inside you, sets your heart racing—in fear
The following is excerpted from Andrey Kurkov’s new novel Grey Bees, translated by Boris Dralyuk. Born near Leningrad in 1961, Andrey Kurkov was a journalist, prison warder, cameraman and screenplay-writer before he became well known as a novelist. He received “hundreds of rejections” and was a pioneer of self-publishing, selling more than75,000 copies of his
TODAY: In 1913, 31-year-old writer Virginia Woolf delivers the manuscript of her first novel, The Voyage Out, to her publisher. Sofi Oksanen recommends reading about the Soviet past to understand Ukraine’s present. | Lit Hub Ukraine What makes a great opening line? Allegra Hyde looks to Toni Morrison, Nell Zink, Jenny Zhang, and others
March 9, 2022, 9:45am Details (screenshot below) of an announcement slated for today were revealed on Twitter last night, and were confirmed by Conjunctions founder and editor Bradford Morrow: Bard College is going to cease funding the legendary literary journal at the end of this calendar year. Not only has Conjunctions published the likes of
March 9, 2022, 11:27am New map just dropped: check out a new and improved view of the London Underground, courtesy of authors Reni Eddo-Lodge and Rebecca Solnit, who worked with Emma Watson to create a visual homage to the women who shaped British history and culture. The City of Women London map renames each station
March 9, 2022, 12:13pm Colson Whitehead announced via Twitter that his new novel, Crook Manifesto, will be published in Summer 2023. Summer 2023 pic.twitter.com/Q10AhjZxex — colson whitehead (@colsonwhitehead) March 8, 2022 “The novel follows Ray Carney in New York City in the 1970s. Pepper returns as well, and other folks,” says Whitehead. For everyone who
March 9, 2022, 12:15pm The times they are a-changin’: Bob Dylan’s first book in eighteen years is coming out this November via Simon & Schuster. It will be Dylan’s first published book since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. According to Simon & Schuster, The Philosophy of Modern Song is a “masterclass on
Looking for a unique gift for someone special in your life this Holiday Season? Look No Further. Here is an amazing suggestion: Lay your house-cleaning blues to rest; Pauline Irene Stacey is here to rescue you from the drudgery and teach you how to free up more time for you. “No Time To Clean? Listen
Author Pauline Irene Stacey guests on The Mindless Morning Show on iHeart Radio. Pauline Irene Stacey is the author of the Amazon Best-Selling book “No Time To Clean? Listen to Pauline!” Pauline Irene Stacey gives the reader step-by-step instructions and tips on how to perform weekly cleaning in three hours or less. You will never
Lisa Johnson’s prior book 108 Rock Star Guitars established her as one of the pre-eminent photographers of musical instruments and its follow-up, Immortal Axes: Guitars That Rock, is a much more serious-minded affair. Let’s clarify, however. I believe it is impossible for Johnson to tackle this subject in book form without communicating her deep love for the music
CHARLES BUKOWSKI MEETS HENRY ROLLINS–AMAZON A candid conversation with acclaimed short-story writer Adam Kluger Q: What creative endeavors have you been up to? Kluger: Just trying to keep my chin up. It’s been a challenging time for everybody. But the short stories and the artwork (Dreck) come when they come and that’s
Melissa A. Crane, DC, MS, HHP Announces the Release of The House: The Truth of Who You Are Lives Within You The best experiences we have in life have been created in our hearts, with the help of our imaginations… Genre: Nonfiction, Self-Love, Self-Help, Empowerment, Spiritual, Reinventing Date Published: August 8, 2021 In a
August 9, 2021, 3:10pm If you think the sweet release of death will deliver you from your obligation to start a podcast, think again. Jack Kerouac—who, if he were alive, would absolutely have gone on Joe Rogan by now—will soon return to us in podcast form. The author’s estate is partnering with writers and hosts