Congratulations to our fiction editor, Gilad Elbom for his new book: Kabbalah as Literature: The Revolution of Interpretation. You can get a copy here. The editors have not yet read it because it is so hot off the presses, but I want to share the blurb offered by its publisher,
Over the last few issues, NDQ has been working our way through a massive backlog of poetry. Now, we can happily say that we’re almost through. This means, we can reopen poetry submissions this morning. To submit go here. While we don’t charge a reading fee, it would be absolutely
Bill Caraher | I get too many emails and the ones that I open and respond to in a timely way (my apologies to anyone awaiting a response) vary day to day. Yesterday morning, I opened an email telling me that Maria Chávez is performing at Solar Myth, the music
Bill Caraher | There’s something about coyotes and the American imagination. I’ve not seen a coyote in the wild, but I’ve seen signs of coyotes (or maybe signs of foxes… it’s hard for a nonspecialist to tell. I’ve decided that what I see must be from coyotes). I’ve heard coyotes.
Bill Caraher | The Pope doesn’t get much space on the ole NDQ blog, but his recent letter on the topic of reading literature seems relevant to our NDQ readers. Pope Francis originally intended to direct his July 17th letter “On the Role of Literature in Formation,” toward those studying
Bill Caraher | We’re slowly getting our feet back under us at NDQ during the “frog days” of summer, and starting to get NDQ 91.3/4 together for its fall release. To set the tone for the rest of the summer, I thought I would share a couple things that got me
Sharon Carson | We are rolling back into NDQ blog mode after an early summer break, and this post has been sparked by an online MOOC course in audio journalism that I am currently taking from the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, which has its shop at the
Just a quick post today as a tribute to an unexpected friend who helped the Quarterly make it through a tough time: Last week, I learned of Patrick Alexander’s passing. He was the editor-in-chief of Penn State University Press. I did not know Patrick well, but our paths crossed when
Hopefully as you read this, issues of NDQ 91.1/2 are on their way to your mailbox! As another teaser from the current issue, enjoy Ryan Kenedy’s short story “Anacortes.” It is touching story suffused with warmth, coffee, and love. If you enjoy this story, please consider subscribing to NDQ! Anacortes
Anyone who travels has undoubtedly experienced snippets of foreign conversations in airports, on streets, and in restaurants. Dana Yost’s poem in NDQ 91.1/2 offers a brilliant window into one of these interactions. Enjoy! A Foreign Language She sat at the table next to him, speaking a foreign language, speaking
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