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Want to be one of the first to read and review ☁️Cloud Missives☁️ by Kenzie Allen ( Kenzie Allen 🌵 )?

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This episode was so fascinating! Fellow Sheila Heti devotees, don’t miss this.

AIPAC is desperate to prove they're not just a front for Republican megadonors and right-wing interests.

But facts don't care about your feelings! 9 of the top 10 megadonors to AIPAC's Super PAC are Republican billionaires and Trump megadonors. #RejectAIPAC

Like the old saying goes, better to be #2 in Estonia and more listened to than Anxiety

*THIS* is who Democrats align themselves with when they take money & endorsements from AIPAC.

Truly shameful.

NEW EPISODE: Following the cancellation of PEN America’s annual literary awards ceremony as well as its World Voices Festival, acclaimed poet monsteryoun 윤영나 joins Whitney Terrell and V.V. (Sugi) Ganeshananthan to talk about political protests and literary prizes.
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Everybody knows how fucked up the Israeli military is...because I can't remember another invasion where soldiers proudly posted the kind of actions every other military does in secret. This behavior clearly comes from the very top and to every sane person, it's indefensible

Water. May 22, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

'The principle of a book is to be durable and accessible.”

Kate Briggs interviewed by Lauren Goldenberg WordsWithoutBorders . . .
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***deadline extended*** We're hiring! ⚡️ We're looking for a full-time Senior Editor to work closely with the executive director and other editorial staff to shape our list.
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Part documentary, part fantasy, a new film called Lyd (2023) creates a world where there are two parallel realities - a Palestinian city under occupation and one that is free

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“Lyd” co-director, Rami Younis, tells us what inspires him about Palestinian film.

We thank Rami for his film, for attending our film festival, and for sharing his words with us.

#palestinianfilm #palestine #cpff #filmfestival #lyd #artasresistance

'Any poem should be translated as many times as possible, even by the same translator over the years. Only fundamentalists believe in a definitive translation.'

- Eliot Weinberger

Afternoon Bites: Nikesh Shukla on “Headshot,” Interviewing Clare Dederer, Joyelle McSweeney on Writing, and More vol1brooklyn.com/2024/05/22/aft…

Just one week to go until our online launch of Danielle Dutton's Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other, with Bhanu Kapil.

Register for your free ticket here:

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Last month I wrote for Al Jazeera English on the recognition of Palestinian statehood.

Crucially, we need to recognise that it is not the panacea it’s made out to be and we need to be asking if some states are pushing for this symbolic political move amid an ongoing genocide to avoid

Born of Water, 6/24 from ELJ Editions.

Many thanks to Lisa Alletson! 💖👇❤️‍🔥

Riveted from start to finish, I can honestly say I’ve never read anything like Born of Water. Malloy is a hugely talented writer.-Lisa Alletson, author of Good Mother Lizard

Been working on this anthology with Tyehimba Jess for the last year and I am SO THRILLED we finally get to announce it and open the process up for submissions. This is not just a love letter to Black letters, but a love letter to the communities that inspire Black letters. ✨