Tricia Hersey is known as the Nap Bishop. The Chicago native founded the Nap Ministry in 2016 under the framework “rest is ...

Every April 27 in the last five years, to mark my birth, I host a children’s literacy event with children from different ...

Among Japan’s literary figures in the period, Kawabata Yasunari (1899–1972), who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968, is an essential name. His first major work is “The Izu Dancer ...

In Lakshmi’s Secret Diary, Ari Gautier crafts a dazzling, multi-layered narrative that is as whimsical as it is profound.

Oppression. The three great dystopian pieces of literature of the 20th century predicted a future where people would be crushed in different ways, made subservient to an unthinking and cruel power.

The impact of Ngugi wa Thiong’o extends far beyond the literary realm. His advocacy for African languages has spurred ...

When Dr. Chike Akua steps into a room — or cracks open a page — he brings with him thousands of years of ancestral wisdom. In ...

It is the official language of Karnataka, a state nestled between Kerala (where they speak Malayalam), Tamil Nadu (where Tamil is spoken), and Andhra Pradesh (where the language is Telugu.) I live in ...

Renowned Kenyan author, scholar, and activist Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has died.. His family announced his passing Wednesday evening, 28th May 2025, saying he “lived a full life, fought a good fight.” ...

Jennifer Bartell Boykin, The Mixsress, Jahnna Blyden, Atiba Smith and Kari Lebby told Free Times what "liberation" means to ...

As San Diegans respond to recent government actions through art, we look at how protest signs, zines and installations ...