An Unsung Masterpiece of Latin American Science Fiction: Yoss Introduces "The Journey" by Miguel Collazo

July 06, 2020 in Excerpts

In the 1960s, Miguel Collazo was one of a handful of dreamers who set out to write mind-expanding science fiction within the geographic and ideological confines of post-Revolution Cuba. Like most of his Golden Age cohort, he was forced to abandon the genre, but The Journey stands as an unsung masterpiece. A profoundly philosophical novel, it has captured the imagination of Cuban sci-fi icon Yoss for nearly forty years. Here, we present his introduction to The Journey by Miguel Collazo, translated by David Frye, out now in English and Spanish.

A Book Is A Bomb: Read the New Afterword to Grace Talusan's Memoir "The Body Papers"

March 02, 2020 in Excerpts

“I experience the world as an ongoing series of border crossings, and since the book was published, I’ve felt as though I’ve crossed another border into a new country.”

A Lively Tour through Yiddish America: Read the Preface to "How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish"

January 21, 2020 in Excerpts

For Yiddish enthusiasts and novices alike, How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish is a smorgasbord of essays, poems, cartoons, and other dispatches from Yiddish America—a place where we all live, whether we know it or not. We’re thrilled to share the preface—the tasty appetizer before the feast—from editors Ilan Stavans and Josh Lambert.