Open Immigration Has Never Been an American Value
“Immigration policy in the United States has always been prone to xenophobia and racism.” Constance A. Dunn dispels the myth of America’s immigration values.
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Editors’ Picks of 2016
From Leonard Cohen to literary translations, a hip hop artist to a Hollywood musical, bildungsroman to the passing of a great art critic, The Missing Slate’s 2016 picks reflect a year of diversity and nostalgia.
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The View from the Cheap Seats
“Perhaps it is only through the button eyes of a perceptive monster that he can express his love of complex humanity…” Constance A. Dunn reviews Neil Gaiman’s ‘The View from the Cheap Seats’.
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Meet the Editors: Nonfiction and Essays
Our Meet the Editors series gets real with the nonfiction/essays department. Constance A. Dunn is crafty yet ethical, Aaron Grierson has front row seats for the battle between fiction and nonfiction, Lilly Brown thinks we’ll never get over “the self”, Gimel Samera cites Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, Noah Klein talks about martyrdom and his novel, and Momina Mindeel struggles to find her true self.
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Editors and Contributors’ Books of 2015
The Missing Slate’s 2015 round up of the books that helped define our year.
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Spotlight Translator: Annie McDermott
Annie talks to Constance A. Dunn about the limitations of using a computer to translate fiction, the rhythm and beauty of Marcelino Freire’s writing, and the power of translation.
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Author of the Month: Zoltán Böszörményi
“I could not give a clear resolution. I did not intend to do so. I did not consider myself a judge.” Zoltán Böszörményi, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month for March, talks to Constance A. Dunn.
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