#Literary

Berny Belvedere

bernybelvedere

In his recent article for @Commentary called "The Narrative Business," @NoahCRothman argues that the category referred to in the title, the category of “narrative,” is an inappropriate one for journalism.https://www.commentarymagazine.com/n

Marijn "i before j" van Putten

PhDniX

So now we've talked about the establishment of the canon of Quranic recitation, some questions arose about pre-Uthmanic recitations and written forms of the Quran arose. What were they like,

Brandon

blgtylr

[kicks in the door] EXCUSE MEhttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/squash-lacrosse-niche-sports-ivy-league-admissions/616474/?fbclid=IwAR0b1Yh9JOCAS0pgvMJ9Kq8kmqPH2svJfNaObmN25SxDHN5peBJ_cFlvGgM NOT IF I WRITE MY LITERARY NOV

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peachpillcw

hi, this is a thread of my thoughts about rpw then and how i feel about it now. completely my own view and just wanted to share c: it used

Steve Byrne

byrnesong

This is a vital thread. It begs the question of what and who we think Scots is for, in the longer term. If we want it to be accessible to

Xueting Christine Ni 倪雪亭

xuetingni

Many have been saying that there aren't any Chinese lit in translation that aren't from decades ago. That might have been true last century. It also depends on the tastes

Tweeting Historians

Tweetistorian

Hi from @_SimonLeese. This week I’ll be tweeting about Arabic literature and multilingualism in 18th/19th century North India. I’m interested in how Arabic writers imagine their place in a larger

Leonard Fernandes

leonardjensan

Apropos an article that traces the career of Madeline McIntosh, the U.S. CEO of Penguin Random House, her plans for PRH and her views of the #publishing industry. Some points

Liam Hogan

Limerick1914

In 1793 the U.S. Congress enacted their first fugitive slave law which required every state to forcibly return slaves who had escaped from other states to their owners. It included

Ariel Klontz

arielklontz

It’s no secret—I’ve been experiencing a bout of writer’s block with my creative projects that has knocked me on my butt lately. There are a lot of reasons for this,

Saraciea is on hiatus

Sj_Fennell

I love that there are so many bookstores cropping up in #thebronx! I just discovered @MirandawritesNY this weekend. They are Latina-owned in the Riverdale section of uptown. Go follow &

Astral

FlightAstral

William S Burroughs is the dark satirical avatar for America that the Marquis de Sade was for France and, as with the marquise, the line between fiction and reality are

Ginaaaa

ElisMyVoice

You: I am not my ancestors. Your ancestors: Y'all sho TF NOT! Did y'all know there are 485 recorded instances of slaves revolting on board slave ships? The 1811 German Coast

David Bokovoy

BokovoyDavid

The LDS document, The Family: A Proclamation to the World is a fascinating religious text. One of the most intriguing parts is the assertion found in the fourth paragraph: “the

Historians of Iran

HistorianofIran

(Day 3. Iran and the Malay-Indonesian World)On the #Jawi and #Persian Languages, common terms and literature with photos :1/Arabic was mainly introduced as the written language of Islam (mainly its

Hiba Zayadin

HZayadin

This woman's account accusing a #UAE minister of sexual assault is remarkable, not least because of the courage it requires to go up against such a powerful man. It also