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For the record, here's the text of a letter I sent to PEN outlining my reasons for withdrawing from World Voices. [alt text cuts out half way so I'll post it twice with the second half in the second alt text]

George Packer is going to have to explain to me what part of this is ‘infected by an authoritarian spirit’

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I’m posting my message again here: My message to the students and faculty protesting on college campuses all over the world: All of Gaza’s students been deprived of education for more than seven months, including my eight and seven year old children. Hundreds of students and

Important: Instead of building a “temporary” pier off the Gaza shore, force Israel to abide by international humanitarian laws and stop shipping more weapons to them over the same sea.

A co-founder of Human Rights Watch writes that Israel’s “sustained policy of obstructing the movement of humanitarian assistance” into Gaza has convinced him that a genocide is taking place. The New York Review of Books nybooks.com/articles/2024/…

His family survived the Holocaust. He founded Human Rights Watch. He directed the ACLU. Now he’s saying Israel is engaged in genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Excellent CNN interview:

So moved by the accuracy, fierceness, and depth of this piece by Isabella Hammad. An incredibly necessary piece. nybooks.com/online/2024/06… via The New York Review of Books

At least 54 #Ethiopia-n journalists have gone into exile since 2020. They fled a harsh media environment, characterized by arbitrary detentions. Ahead of #WorldRefugeeDay, Committee to Protect Journalists spoke to some of these journalists about their difficult journeys and the struggles they

We're in peak summer reading season, and fiction guru Laurie Muchnick has six can't-miss July novels for you. ow.ly/xGSk50SwTFw Rufaro Flatiron Books Hogarth Books Liz Moore Riverhead Books @jennlyonsauthor Tor Books Lev Grossman Viking Books Dinaw Mengestu Alfred A. Knopf

20 Canadian authors have withdrawn from the Scotiabank Giller Prize. lithub.com/20-canadian-au…

How Do You Tell Immigrant Stories? Dinaw Mengestu Has an Answer. nytimes.com/2024/07/13/boo… A big thanks to the wonderful Andy Tepper for the insightful questions and Lauren Lancaster for the photos.

I weep, listening. Omar El Akkad is telling the truth. We offered a way for alternate funding. Scotiabank is the largest foreign investor in Elbit. Their weapons are implicated in crimes against humanity. The @gillerprize could choose another way. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/com…

'Someone Like Us' is a fresh, idiosyncratic novel about immigrating to the U.S. wprl.org/2024-07-24/som… Many thanks to the incredible Maureen Corrigan at fresh air for this generous review.

"Today’s border narrative mirrors some of our country’s most intractable issues," writes Dinaw Mengestu time.com/7004943/the-bo…

Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu review – haunting American dreams theguardian.com/books/article/…

We are thrilled to welcome Dinaw Mengestu, the acclaimed author of "Someone Like Us" 📅August 13th 🕣7:30 PM 📍DMA With three New York Times Notable Books and a MacArthur Fellowship under his belt, Mengestu is a literary force you won't want to miss. 🎟️tinyurl.com/2tdjbbuc

Fiction aficionados: Don't miss Anderson Tepper in conversation with Dinaw Mengestu to discuss SOMEONE LIKE US at City of Asylum on 8/26 at 7pm ET! Register for the event to attend in person or virtually here: cityofasylum.org/program/dinaw-…

I always look forward to sharing my annual list of favorite books, movies, and music. Today I’ll start by sharing some of the books that have stuck with me long after I finished reading them. Check them out this holiday season, preferably at an independent bookstore or library!