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Auður Jónsdóttir's novel Quake, a nominee for the Icelandic Literary Prize, is now available in English from Dottir Press. Translated by Meg Matich, the novel follows a young mother named Saga as she struggles with memory loss after a grand mal seizure. In the
Eulalia Books, a small press publisher housed at St. Vincent College, will publish the poetry chapbook “Cold” by Meg Matich, C’11, whose manuscript was selected as winner of the first
Each year, WWB is proud to offer a platform to dozens of international writers whose work has never before appeared in English translation. As 2021 comes to an end, we’re looking back at some of the most exciting and innovative voices that WWB introduced to English-language readers this
Sinkings A tenuous link between the corporeal and spiritual forms the backdrop of Haukur Ingvarsson's poem about our relationship to the changing natural world, from his 2018 collection Ecostentialism. has its own topography in the inner ear for some reason I feel this must be Denmark and glistens on white teeth when she tilts V should I scrub the tank? is the water too cruddy? with unwelcome life? should I set them free? I have a secret I saw the wreck down to the wreck into that deep down darkness and unlock secrets I’d mix myself a drink I must be dreaming
Magma Warning: This text includes descriptions of intimate partner abuse and may be disturbing to readers. In this excerpt from Thora Hjörleifsdóttir’s debut novel, Magma , a woman narrates the evolution of an abusive relationship. Chlamydia I didn’t know it would be such a big deal; it’s not like it’s incurable. Nobody’s going to die. We’ll take antibiotics and then, ten days later, it’ll be gone. But now he thinks I’m a total slut. And I must be, since I’ve infected people. But I think he’s being unfair. It shouldn’t matter this much. He acts like I’ve reject...