literature

Jenny Minton Quigley is the editor of the series. Amor Towles is this year's guest judge.

Severo Perez’s Filmmaker’s Journey recounts Perez’s story from his humble beginnings on San Antonio’s West Side to 2024—and a celebration of his film “...and the Earth did not Swallow Him” being nominated to the National Film Registry by Congressman Joaquín Castro.

Peter Orner and Yvette Benavides discuss a sad story that makes them happy—"Stolen Pleasures" by Gina Berriault.

Taiyon J. Coleman discusses her essay collection.

An interview with Colm Tóibín about his latest book, 'On James Baldwin.'

Peter Orner and Yvette Benavides discuss Franz Kafka's "The Judgment."

'The Disappeared' by Rebecca J. Sanford is a debut novel inspired by the real mothers and grandmothers who spoke out against Argentina's military dictatorship.

José Antonio Rodríguez discusses his latest poetry collection, "The Day's Hard Edge."

Many works of fiction feature cataclysmic weather events. In "God's Gonna Trouble the Water" by Randall Kenan, the effects of a hurricane don't always affect diverse communities the same way.

A review of the memoir Getting to Know Death: A Meditation by Gail Godwin