Literature
TBR presents an extract of Strong Woman Reba Rakhshit. Reba was a stuntmaster who worked shoulder to shoulder with men to give her country its first ‘strong woman’. She was the first Indian woman to lift an elephant on her chest.
by Ida Jo Pajunen
Literature
Gaurav Monga, recommends an eclectic list of books that are sure to make you sit up
by Gaurav Monga
Literature
Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri speaks to Gajra Kottary, the author of Autumn Blossoms.
by Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri
Literature
The author traces the influence of Taoism on Ursula K. Le Guin’s science fiction, analysing the use of spiritual symbols in her book, ‘The left hand of darkness’ which directly relates to her belief in Taoism.
by Neera Kashyap
Literature
The author invites readers to revisit Julia (1984), Gertrude (Hamlet) and Daisy (The Great Gatsby) with more context and see further than the male gaze.
by Jodi Nathanson
Literature
Geoffrey Miller writes about the nuanced approach of the inimitable Steinbeck and how he uses environment to create entry points and eases into the minds of readers.
by Geoffrey Miller
Literature
The author shares her reflections on becoming a writer and the tussle between self-publishing and traditional publishing.
by Annette Higgs
Literature
The author circumnavigates the world of literature, along with the intent of discovering the know-how of women writers and comes back satisfied.
by Lily Iona MacKenzie
Literature
In Conversation with Oksana Zabuzhko’s “One Hundred Years of Solitude, or the Importance of a Story” and Olesya Khromeychuk’s A Loss
by Nicole Yurcaba
Literature
The author studies the seemingly dichotomous take on war in Walt Whitman’s and Emily Dickinson’s poetry; and argues for the congruency it attains underlining sufferings and deaths. Further, she notes the heavy usage of punctuations in Dickinson’s war poetry and theorizes what it represents.
by Amanda Rioux
Literature
“… teachers are very serious because they do all their work with their minds and so sometimes they have to be reminded that they must use their bodies.”
– Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing
by Devin Beach
Literature
At 61 years, in the midst of a pandemic, Keith Fadelici turns his attention to a collection of Ray Bradbury’s novels & short stories on his bookshelves and inspects the author’s lasting legacy.
by Keith Fadelici
Literature
Playwright-poet Ashutosh Potdar’s questioning approach towards traditions and modernity gives his writing a nuanced and layered approach. We talk to him to know more about his thought process.
by Ambika Shaligram
Literature
As the title suggests, Francesca Bell’s debut collection of poetry, Bright Stain (Red Hen Press, 2019) is rife with complexity and nuance. A stain might..
by Dion O’Reilly
Literature
Every author gets asked—cornered, perhaps—to say succinctly: What’s your book about? Two ex-cons murder a family of four in Kansas and, after the crime and..
by Thomas Larson
Literature
“That’s how it is on this bitch of an earth.” — Pozzo in Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett I read Waiting for Godot this..
by Hank Kalet
Literature
The term magic implies sleight of hand, an ability to make things appear and disappear at will. In a magic show, magicians exercise their ability..
by Lily Iona MacKenzie
Literature
Author: Luis Chitarroni Title: From Siluetas/Silhouettes (La Bestia Equilátera, 2012) Language: Spanish (Argentina) Excerpt Length: Approx. 1,300 Words Translator: Allison A. deFreeseRights Holder: Luis Chitarroni,..
by Luis Chitarroni
translated by Allison A. deFreese
Literature
Can we incorporate and treasure and be nourished by that which we do not understand? Of course. — Joy Williams It was a fresh day..
by Annette Freeman
Literature
Ally H. Campanozzi delves deep into the psyche of adolescence and sexual trauma from the eyes of Holden and Charlie.
by Ally Campanozzi
Literature
Gretchen Comba writes a tribute to William Maxwell and discusses how his pivotal moments take place in insignificant moments that occur after the tragedy.
by Gretchen Comba
Literature
Vincent Larson offers this fun, exploratory literary criticism on Hemingway’s work, intended to help writers discover a type of literary notation that they might use in their own work.
by Vincent Larson
Literature
“Re-Thinking Thoreau” is John Roman’s attempt to correct the legacy of Thoreau and explores how Henry was able to surmount his “issues’ during a time when medical attention and prescription drugs were not available.
by John Roman
Literature
Someone sometime said their paintings represent the end of painting; I think it was Ad Reinhardt. Years before, Piet Mondrian sought to be the world’s..
by W. Trace Miller