For Writing Latinos, host @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social talks with author Julián Delgado Lopera about his new book “Pretend You’re Dead and I Carry You” (@liveright.bsky.social) and what he describes as “Travesti Lore” & the “sacred travesti gospel.”

Julián Delgado Lopera on “Pretend You're Dead and I Carry You” - Public Books

“I am inhabiting many different identities, sometimes multiple identities, constantly. I feel that I'm definitely building on a legacy of Latin American literature and Latino literature in the United…

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At a @wwnorton.com event last month, renowned ODYSSEY and ILIAD translator Emily Wilson spoke to a full house about her pursuit to make the Classics fun and accessible. Emily's new book CROSSING THE WINE-DARK SEA: JOURNEYS THROUGH ANCIENT LITERATURE arrives Sept 1st! wwnorton.com/books/978132...

My latest for @thenation.com where I explain how DC misunderstands Russia and why it’s so dangerous www.thenation.com/article/worl...

How “the Blob” Gaslighted Itself Into Thinking That Russia Is on the Brink of Collapse

And how this is leading America’s Russia policy into dangerous places.

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“Spanglish has no real rules. It's more about sound and how things feel.” New at PB: In the Season 4 finale of “Writing Latinos,” Julián Delgado Lopera discusses the writing of his new book “Pretend You’re Dead and I Carry You” (@liveright.bsky.social).

Julián Delgado Lopera on “Pretend You're Dead and I Carry You” - Public Books

“I am inhabiting many different identities, sometimes multiple identities, constantly. I feel that I'm definitely building on a legacy of Latin American literature and Latino literature in the United…

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“It’s All River” by Carla Madeira (tr. Alison Entrekin, @liveright.bsky.social) boasts high drama—love triangles, madness—exhibiting “grandeur that contrasts with its more lived-in elements.” buff.ly/bGWHgm7

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Check out It's All River - <p> <em>"Lucy was a virgin-whore. A dreamer. She wanted to test her power. She wanted men to fast for her, to grovel, to pay tithes."</em> <br /> <br /> Lusted after by…

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listening to Judith Sanford-Harris interview @linford.bsky.social re: STEALING AMERICA @liveright.bsky.social @wwnorton.com 📍 @symposiumbooks.bsky.social

I'm sure everyone who cares has seen this, but it was exciting for me and especially my teenagers to see a copy of my translation of the Odyssey in Zendaya's hand. Great that she supported a local independent book shop. www.ktvu.com/news/zendaya... www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

'She was lovely': Zendaya bought a haul of books from Rakestraw in Danville

"She was very friendly."

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"Has the potential to significantly rewrite the history of the American Revolution’s intellectual origins... One of the most important, original studies of the American founding and its background to appear in many years." RADICAL DUKE—in stores today—@wsj.com: www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

‘Radical Duke’ Review: An Aristocrat for Democracy

In 1776 Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” spurred Americans to revolution. The radicals had a sympathizer, and perhaps a collaborator, among the British aristocracy.

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A cottage industry of articles and even books predicting Russia's collapse has sprung from a lack of imagination and expertise made worse by a cocktail of bad incentives, dwindling funding and restricted access to Russia itself, argues argues Dan Storyev.

Reports of Russia's Collapse Are Greatly Exaggerated - The Moscow Times

Opinion | Russia is waging a war against its neighbor.

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In stores today, Eric Jay Dolin's THE WRECK OF THE MENTOR is "an exciting and at times almost unbelievably dramatic story" that help[s] readers appreciate how Western visitors affected the delicate balance of power among indigenous cultures." Michael O’Donnell, @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

‘The Wreck of the Mentor’ Review: An Ordeal at Sea

The crew of the Mentor traveled halfway around the world before pausing to take on supplies. The ship set a course for Guam in the Pacific but never arrived.

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@liveright.bsky.social bought out NEWCOMERS: The Story of Anthony and Grietje and the Founding of New York, or "Why I ❤NY", by Professor ALAN MIKHAIL: #Booksky expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2026/05/newc...

NEWCOMERS: The Story of Anthony and Grietje and the Founding of New York, or "Why I &#x2764;NY"

NEWCOMERS: The Story of Anthony and Grietje and the Founding of New York ALAN MIKHAIL Liveright / W.w. Norton ( non-affiliate Bookshop...

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I reviewed Pretend You're Dead and I Carry You by Julián Delgado Lopera. An electrifying novel that reminded me there are artists out there singing out loud. #booksky #netgalley @liveright.bsky.social

Pretend You're Dead and I Carry You by Julián Delgado Lopera

Explosive, immersive, a trumpet fanfare in a time when art is becoming too quiet.

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@liveright.bsky.social bought out NEWCOMERS: The Story of Anthony and Grietje and the Founding of New York, or "Why I ❤NY", by Professor ALAN MIKHAIL: #Booksky expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2026/05/newc...

NEWCOMERS: The Story of Anthony and Grietje and the Founding of New York, or "Why I &#x2764;NY"

NEWCOMERS: The Story of Anthony and Grietje and the Founding of New York ALAN MIKHAIL Liveright / W.w. Norton ( non-affiliate Bookshop...

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Many thanks to the wonderful @ambersparks.bsky.social (and her dad!) for coming to today's literary salon to discuss HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T LIVE HERE (@liveright.bsky.social)! She made us all happy people! @jbywrites.bsky.social #booksky

Society is on the precipice of “abandoning constitutional democracy... and even humanity itself for... government by machine,” warns Pulitzer winner Jill Lepore in this powerful anti-AI treatise. It’s a fiery cri de coeur. @liveright.bsky.social

The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lepore

Society is on the precipice of “abandoning constitutional democracy... and even humanity itself for... government by machine,” w...

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On 6/25, to celebrate my book ATRIA, I’ll be performing with an incredible group of poets, musicians, dancers, and visual artists at SFMoMA Full artist roster, event description, and a link for tickets here: www.sfmoma.org/event/atria-... @liveright.bsky.social @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social

Atria: Live

Experience an evening of immersive performance and poetry unfolding throughout The Fisher Collection galleries, inspired by D.S. Waldman’s debut poetry collection.

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"The human experience is messy and it’s complicated and it’s sometimes morally ambiguous." @nimartanarang.bsky.social interviews Bsrat Mezghebe about I Hope You Find What You're Looking For (@liveright.bsky.social). 👀 buff.ly/RjegrJm

"For Boyle, this greenest of contemporary novelists, ecology always demands imaginative work of an empathetic kind." Harry Stecopoulos on T. C. Boyle’s "No Way Home": https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/no-way-home-tc-boyle-climate-crisis-review

In stores now: a @literaryhub.bsky.social's "Great Nonfiction Title to Read in May" and @bookculture.com "Most-Anticipated New Book for May 2026", Alan Mikhail's NEWCOMERS sees NYC's origins via a man thought to be a Moroccan Muslim and a German barmaid fleeing poverty: wwnorton.com/books/978132...

I'm currently reading It's All River by Carla Madeira; translated by Alison Entrekin. Seduction, sexual power, marital violence, and a love triangle. Due out in June from @liveright.bsky.social.

Now in paperback, author Virginia Feito's riveting tale of a bloodthirsty governess who learns the true meaning of vengeance plunges readers into the chilling mind of an iconic new literary psychopath. Find VICTORIAN PSYCHO wherever books are sold! wwnorton.com/books/victor...

Congratulations, Jill Lepore! WE THE PEOPLE is a 2026 Pulitzer Prize winner in the History category. A special congratulations also to our Norton finalists Bench Ansfield and Peter Kuper!

The Pulitzer Prize for History has gone to Jill Lepore and @liveright.bsky.social for #WethePeople.

Happy pub day to @linford.bsky.social, author of STEALING AMERICA! Join Linford all year long, and learn more about "The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History": wwnorton.com/books/978132... “Indispensable.... As intellectually provocative as it is emotionally wrenching.” —Greg Grandin

People, it is PUBLICATION DAY for Stealing America!! It is officially available to purchase online or in your favorite local bookstore. Come snag your own book cover cookies at RiffRaff in Providence this evening! I'll be joined by my friend and colleague, Mack Scott @ 7 pm.

A week from today, we're heading off-campus... Join us at Nine Pin Cider Works in Albany at 7 p.m. Wed, April 29, for a conversation with T. C. Boyle. Details >> www.nyswritersinstitute.org/tcboyle-2026 @tcboyle.com @liveright.bsky.social

Really grateful for the Boston Globe's nice spotlight of Stealing America! Out 4/28, but available for pre-order from @liveright.bsky.social / @wwnorton.com www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/23/a...

The enslavement of Native Americans is a lesser-known part of our national history. Linford D. Fisher wants to change that. - The Boston Globe

Like many Americans, Linford D. Fisher learned next to nothing about Native American history in school. “I actually went to an elementary school that was called Conestoga, which is the name of a nativ...

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We're thrilled by @variety.com's announcement that adaptations of two Liveright novels—Virginia Feito's VICTORIAN PSYCHO and Brenda Navarro's EATING ASHES—will premiere at the 2026 #Cannes Film Festival! Read 'em before you see 'em: both available wherever books are sold! variety.com/2026/film/fe...

Cannes Festival Adds More Films to 2026 Lineup, Including ‘Victorian Psycho’ Starring Maika Monroe, and Diego Luna’s ‘Ashes’

Cannes Film Festival has announced more additions to its lineup, including Zachary Wigon's horror film 'Victorian Psycho' starring Maika Monroe.

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I am deeply grateful. Let the Big Read begin!

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In stores *today*: @tcboyle.com's NO WAY HOME, an obsessive psychological study of twisted romance. "[Boyle] delivers us masterfully to some breathtaking catastrophe of primal, self-justifying rage." —Ron Charles, Substack Learn more: wwnorton.com/books/978132...

In stores *today*: @tcboyle.com's NO WAY HOME, an obsessive psychological study of twisted romance. "[Boyle] delivers us masterfully to some breathtaking catastrophe of primal, self-justifying rage." —Ron Charles, Substack Learn more: wwnorton.com/books/978132...