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Fiona McCrae brought Minnesotas Graywolf Press from a small regional publisher to a worldwide literary powerhouse.

The paper says by suppressing the truth and critical thinking as part of their government mandate, the authorities are stoking hate and disrespect for the state. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

The unprovoked, illegal Russian aggression against Ukraine should remind us how memories can be violated for the sake of neo-imperial policies, writes Jan Lipavský, the foreign minister of Czechia.

This year, the celebrations of the victory in the World War II are being overshadowed by blood and suffering on the territory of Ukraine and destruction of Ukrainian cities. Ghosts of new aggressive, neo-colonial war of the empire, hungry for more territory, cast their dark shadows on these days, which are usually connected to celebration of peace. The unprovoked, illegal

This year, the celebrations of the victory in the World War II are being overshadowed by blood and suffering on the territory of Ukraine and destruction of Ukrainian cities. Ghosts of new aggressive, neo-colonial war of the empire, hungry for more territory, cast their dark shadows on these days, which are usually connected to celebration of peace. The unprovoked, illegal

In sharp contrast to anywhere else in China, Hong Kong has stood as a steadfast stronghold of remembrance of the massacre, protected by the territory’s political system that guarantees freedoms of assembly and expression. Every June 4, the commemorative vigil in the city’s Victoria Park strikes a defiant stance against the Chinese Communist Party’s official oblivion. But now,

A man haunts his previous existence in this laser-sharp novel that raises heady existential questions

From Russia’s perspective — since the east Slavic state of Kievan-Rus circa 1053 to the betrayals of 1812, 1914 and 1941 and the broken promises from 1994, especially 2008 and 2014 — Ukraine is an integral part of Russia

Published in 2010, Egans A Visit From The Goon Squad was a phenomenon, widely cited as one of the books of the decade

Dyer's gloriously shape-shifting literary project — intensely perceptive, essayistic memoir — continues with "The Last Days of Roger Federer."