March 31, 2017
When Stones Speak
“In Mexico City, there is a god under every stone, and when the stones speak, they are the memory of our people.” –Elena Poniatowska, in her foreword for Mexico City: […]
August 14, 2015
Mix tape: Marquez’s remains, a letter from Ferrante, and the John Green book generator
Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s remains have been returned to Cartagena, Colombia. This city is not just the author’s birthplace, but also the setting of Love in a Time of Cholera. His […]
June 14, 2012
Mix Tape: Judge a Book
What are the top ten poetry presses based on their book covers? These small presses are big on design. Seventeen-year-old Sarah Turbin’s paperback cover design for John Green’s 2006 Printz Honor title, […]