Equator
Read “Pity and Fear” a new essay by Hisham Matar on what images of cruelty reveal about the limits of power.
Electric Literature
Anastacia-Reneé gives us a multi-dimensional tapestry filled with Black woman gods, time-jumpers, and parallel universes.
Granta
Read “On Boredom” by Nuar Alsadir: “But when you’re bored, you’re unable to fantasize. You can’t even think.”
Chigozie Obioma Nominated for Nigerian Prize for Literature
The shortlisted novels include Obioma’s The Road to the Country, This Motherless Land by Nikki May, and Sanya by Oyin Olugbile. The winner will be announced in October 2025.
Arthur Sze, 25th Poet Laureate of the United States
BFA artist Arthur Sze will serve as 25th Poet Laureate of the United States. Congratulations, Arthur!
NY Emmy Awards
Mahogany L. Browne has been nominated for a NY Emmy for her debut film How to Build A City.
The Republic
Chigozie Obioma has joined The Republic as Fiction Editor to launch a new era for the publication as it embraces storytelling in all its forms.
Poet Laureate
Kwame Dawes is the new Poet Laureate of Jamaica through 2024-2027.
poets.org
A new poem from Keetje Kuipers’ forthcoming Lonely Women Make Good Lovers, “Emesis.”
LiteraryHub
Read an excerpt from Bonnie Jo Campbell’s The Waters: “The town has a troubled soul.”