If you loved 'This Little Art,' don't miss this conversation between Kate Briggs and the brilliant Lauren Goldenberg on translation, care, and other undervalued forms of labor:

magazine writer and reader pals! anyone have examples of longform nonfiction that brings together many disparate people united under one theme? like a collection of vignettes that adds up to something bigger? perhaps the literary version of a trend story? pls help!

Reading Bolaño’s 2666 on Kindle! Only (checks notes) … 37 hours left!

Got to talking about books with a 90-year-old+ Hungarian man at a cafe. Prof of Electrical Engineering. I told him I loved the work of his countryman László Krasznahorkai.

He groaned and said “Just with this, I know exactly what type of person you are.” Devastating.

.José Vadi’s CHIPPED is music to my ears. Thank you for writing this.

The next time somebody asks me why I'm veg, I'm 100% pointing to the 'Varieties of vegetable Dainties.'
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In Feb, I kayaked Lake Manly, the ancient pluvial body of water in Death Valley, w Patrick Donnelly . He was a spokesperson for the lake. “I’m printing T-shirts,” he said. “The Lake Manly Yacht Club.” Talk of the town for The New Yorker! newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

If you want to read about 6,000 words of me contending with content as culture, a media in decline, skateboarding's future online, and a forthcoming appointment I have with a glaucoma specialist, then have I got the piece for you.

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A tendency to reframe negative events may be embedded in our neurobiology.

Deena Mousa explores why humans search for silver linings:

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Cannot wait to teach this course for Literary Arts in Portland in the spring. Come get weird, wacky, and vulnerable with me. Scholarships and registration at link in bio 🔗😤

Great little essay on the inimitable voice of Maradona and his memoir - by Rachel Connolly

Last three writing workshops before oregon summer—come make something? Link(s) in bio!

Amazing roundtable on DEBUTIFUL with the featured guests for our Festival of Debut Authors, Wed. March 27! Check it out - and don't forget to register for this free virtual celebration with prizes! shanna, Jordan Escobar, Nina Perrotta, felice belle debutiful.net/2024/03/20/com…

So looking forward to teaching these two workshops Literary Arts in April and May!

Info & scholarships here: literary-arts.org/bio/paige-thom…

Love to see Jay Sepac’s art on the cover of The Iowa Review!! :)

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So grateful to have this beloved essay republished in Short Reads

Many many thanks to Hattie Fletcher and to Ander Monson DIAGRAM where it was first published.

Please read ;)

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'The fact that [AI] remains woefully inadequate at literary translation—at least on its own—is a testament to the difficulty and value of the profession.'

Can AI master the nuances of literary translation?

Jeremy Klenin explores the evolution of machine translation, emphasizing the ongoing debate on post-editing and its potential impact on human translators in the ever-changing industry: tinyurl.com/yjxtrpkj

Read PELTA member Jeremy Klemin 's article on machine translation in The Atlantic