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Octavio Paz (left) and William Banowsky holding the 1982 Neustadt Prize silver feather
Book Reviews

First Takes and New Horizons: The Oklahoma Debut of A Compass on the Navigable Sea

March 02, 2026 | Amit R. Baishya
Photo by Fadi Thabet of two young Palestinian girls looking over a tent surrounded by barbed wire
News and Events

WLT’s “Gaza Voices” Issue Named 2026 National Magazine Award Finalist

February 27, 2026 | The Editors of WLT
The cover to Rahul Bhattacharya’s Railsong
Book Reviews

Bombay Dreams: Rahul Bhattacharya’s Railsong

February 17, 2026 | Anderson Tepper
Julia de Burgos with the cover to her book I Am My Own Path
Book Reviews

Translating Julia de Burgos from Oblivion

February 12, 2026 | Luis Guzmán Valerio
Fiona Sze-Lorrain with the cover to her book Dear Chrysanthemums
Interviews

The Infinity of a Heart’s Expanse: A Conversation with Fiona Sze-Lorrain

February 10, 2026 | Alton Melvar M. Dapanas
The cover to A Compass on the Navigable Sea. Text reads: Edited by Daniel Simon. Restless Books, 2026.
News and Events

Book Talk to Celebrate the Oklahoma Debut of World Literature Today Centennial Anthology

February 05, 2026 | The Editors of WLT
A tile collage of the cover to Siegfried Kracauer’s Ginster
Book Reviews

An Oblique Take on War’s Carnage: Siegfried Kracauer’s Ginster

February 03, 2026 | Eric Vanderwall
Ally Ang with the cover to their book Let the Moon Wobble
Book Reviews

Erotic Alternative Histories: Ally Ang’s Let the Moon Wobble

January 29, 2026 | Candice Louisa Daquin
Haleh Liza Gafori and the cover to Water by Rumi
News and Events

World Literature Today to Host Persian-themed Puterbaugh Lit Fest

January 27, 2026 | The Editors of WLT
A photo of Beena Kamlani with the cover to her book The English Problem
Book Reviews

From India to England and Back Again: Beena Kamlani’s The English Problem

January 22, 2026 | Owshnik Ghosh
Two stylized figures in traditional African dress
Book Reviews

The Invisible Craft: Rewriting Human Origins through the Botanic Age

January 21, 2026 | Samaneh Nazif
A person stands on the outskirts of an Alpine city taking a photo of it with his phone
Essay

Cocaine Mountain: The Alchemy of Algorithms

January 20, 2026 | Chelsy Lyons
A group of people stand smiling at the viewer
Interviews

Reclaiming Our Stories: How Two Oklahoma Women Are Healing Communities Through Education and Justice (Part 2—Celeste Lebak)

January 15, 2026 | Karlos K. Hill, Celeste Lebak
A woman stands beside a child as they look at a brightly colored toy in their hands
Interviews

Reclaiming Our Stories: How Two Oklahoma Women Are Healing Communities Through Education and Justice (Part 1—Kristi Williams)

January 13, 2026 | Karlos K. Hill, Kristi Williams
A dancer covers her face with her elbow as she looks up toward the ceiling
Essay

Choreographic Process: The Marrow Thieves from Page to Stage

January 08, 2026 | Alma Borges
The cover to the Shepherd's House by Olinda Beja
Book Reviews

All the Sublime and Not So Sublime Tales That Make Us: Olinda Beja’s The Shepherd’s House

January 06, 2026 | Irene Marques