This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. Ed Park I am eternally dipping into the world of Charles Portis (especially The Dog of the South and Tru…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and negotiator Jared Kushner will travel to the Middle East next week as Washington seeks to advance a stalled plan for
Chang-Rae Lee’s A Tender Age, Virginia Eubanks’s A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving, and Téa Obreht’s Sunrise all feature among the best reviewed books of the week. Brought to you b…
Russia’s Foreign Ministry stated it “sees no grounds” for a mutual truce with Ukraine in the Black Sea.
A powerful Iranian-backed militia on Friday warned Iraq's government that using force to disarm armed groups before a September 30 deadline could result in internal conflict and s…
The United States recognises Japan's sovereignty over islands visited by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the US ambassador to Tokyo said on Aug. 14.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Aug. 14 ordered the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to draw up a plan to transfer responsibility for enforcing civilian law among Israeli settl…
Russia’s Transportation Ministry plans to expand the list of no-fly zones, adding zones over fuel and energy facilities, defense industry facilities, and transportation infrastruc…
The Brink of War may well be the most relevant historical drama of the year. Its central question – whether two leaders who regard each other as enemies can still sit down togethe…
These kinds of seemingly effortless lines, lines that take a small shard of experience and hold it up to the light, offer some clues as to how the thirty-one-year-old Bridgers ear…
Known as the Kanyeleng, they have transformed their experience of child loss through a tradition of music.
US military preparing to send USS George Washington carrier to Middle EastSaudi Arabia says 15 countries sign statement to establish maritime allianceCentcom denies reports of dea…