Books / Reviews Oct 31, 2020
Literary magazine Monkey serves up a full meal of delights
by Eric Margolis
Monkey’s inaugural volume features a who’s who of contemporary Japanese literature, with a food theme to tie the contributions together.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Oct 4, 2020
Japan Writers Conference and revival of Monkey magazine make for a literary October
by Eric Margolis
Translated works from Japanese authors and original English-language writing has never been more plentiful or inspirational.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Oct 9, 2019
Tackling writer's block at the Japan Writers Conference
by Rebecca Saunders
Now in its 13th year, the Japan Writers Conference aims to provide a place for creative thinkers to meet their peers, learn a few tricks and get motivated to finally start on that novel.
Books / Reviews Aug 17, 2013
Unmissable response to George Orwell's 1946 essay 'Why I Write'
by Kate Kellaway
A slender, beautifully bound blue hardback showed up on my desk. Its pages were creamy, its typeface clear in a formal, old-fashioned way. Each page number was picked out in scarlet. It was a book to put Kindle out of business, so covetable that, ...
Commentary / World Mar 16, 2013
William Zinsser and the art of good writing
by George Will
Careful writers will not want to skip anything in William Zinsser's essays for brains whose circuitry has not been shaped by 140-character tweets.