Blog Posts by Subject: Language and Literature

Interested in learning Korean? The Library is here to help, starting with a list of links and books in our catalog (plus some tips!)

Interested in learning Japanese? The Library is here to help, starting with a list of links and books in our catalog (plus some tips!).

Entrevista con la gran Rosa Montero, periodista, escritora, guionista, y catedrática española.

Discover world cinema inspired by Shakespeare’s plays.

为了鼓励大家借阅中文书籍，中城图书馆（Mid-Manhattan Library)成立了中文书籍讨论会（Chinese Book Discussion), 每个月聚会一次，大家分享阅读的乐趣。十月二十六号的晚上， 举行了第一次的聚会，共有8个人参加，在会中讨论了下列书籍.

As the 2016 Olympic Games draw to a close in Rio, don’t let that feeling of international fellowship and connection fade away.

Only 3% of the books published in the United States are works in translation. Here’s a list to help you challenge yourself, read something out of your comfort zone, and discover new literature from around the world.

BAM had its roots in the northeastern United States, but spread quickly to the south and the west coast with the transnational movements and communal exchange of artists like Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez, Askia Touré, and Ntozake Shange. Literary groups such as Umbra Workshop of Manhattan and

What works and doesn't to preserve endangered languages.

Mrs. Dalloway is not the only novel to begin its life as a short story. With the New York Public Library's extensive collection of online newspapers, magazines, and journals, you can read many of these published short stories at home and compare them to their later, expanded versions—all you need is your library card.

Shakespeare’s language can be a challenge for fluent English speakers. If you’re an English language learner, you might think that Shakespeare is not for for you, but there are many different ways you can learn about his work, his life, and his language and improve your English skills.

The discussion of the change in how sex is presented in literary novels, particularly by male authors, has taken place several times over the last few years. This type of novel, which at one point was ubiquitous in the publishing world, has fallen out of favor.

Starting March 17, we'll be holding our Third Annual Literary March Madness! This is a bracket-style tournament like the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament, but with a literary twist: our competition pits famous authors against each other and the winner is decided by you! Sixteen authors will enter, only one can be crowned this year's crowd favorite.

If you like a contest of words, these literary arguments will suit your fancy. From arguments over the pronunciation of Russian vowels to televised winner-take-alls, here are a few famous author feuds for the ages.

The works of four poets and writers from Wesleyan University Press.

The city that never sleeps is the backdrop for some of literature’s best love stories. Here are our favorite romantic scenes that take place in the city, plus a map with their locations.

Public domain images from Digital Collections that remind us of classic books.

Recent literary press titles in translation.

“It was a great oversight” of the Constitution’s framers that they did not give the United States a “proper name.”