"Oscar seems to like interacting with the art, and his way of interacting seems ideal to me—kinetic, bodied, hyperpresent to the granular details of scent and texture.” - Paris Review
“The third-generation perspective on the Holocaust is carefully hedged, defiantly distanced, explicitly filtered, supremely self-aware. These stories fundamentally do not belong to the writers or artists.” - The New York Times
“In Norway, as in every country, people with learning disabilities face issues ranging from low employment rates to access to support and housing. Being able to understand the news empowers the wider community.” - BBC
The French novelist “is such a sly and ambiguous writer that I’m not always sure when he’s kidding. I often identify with his characters, and even when I find certain pages repellent, Houellebecq challenges my perceptions.” - NPR
“As a risk-averse industry relies more and more on safe, conventional choices in a genre built on provocation and experimentation, reality’s franchise explosion raises questions about the long-term viability of the business.” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
Anne Appelbaum, who has written many a book on autocratic dictators, says there’s a real case for optimism, or at least against pessimism. “It is easier just to accept the idea of decline. But let’s remember what’s at stake.” - The Atlantic
Most of her work belongs to private collectors, and she was, before now, known more as a wife to an artist than as an artist in her own right. - The Guardian (UK)
“Dilemmas on how to depict a woman so that she is taken seriously and how to navigate the archival violence previously done against her, is something biographers of women must think about.” - LitHub
Poet Mosab Abu Toha, who fled with his family last year: “My frightening childhood shaped me. And I'm still traumatized from childhood. And I'm also traumatized as a father who could barely protect his children in Gaza.” - NPR
“Navalny wrote about how it was becoming more difficult to get his messages and memoir pages out. 'Everything that I write and keep, or take along when I meet my lawyer … is both attentively read and photographed by my keepers.’” - The New York Times
“The dispute threatens to cloud the company’s new season, with the fired dancers demanding to be reinstated and vowing to form picket lines at coming performances. Many of the fired dancers have previously worked with their replacements, adding another layer of resentment and unease.” - The New York Times
“I’m always trying to convince myself that fiction will rise up and throw away the crutches that have been supporting it for far too long.” - The Guardian (UK)
“Some projects seek to soar above the mucky stuff. Others embrace the difficulties, making them into an occasion to create something that would never otherwise have come into being.” - The Observer (UK)
