Henri Cole describes his own poetry as astringent.

The KGB Bar, true to its name, boasts a Soviet flag at its entrance. Its bright red walls are lined with portraits of mustachioed Russian generals and framed ads for the Daily Worker.

The latest collection of short stories from Steven Millhauser, CC ’65, fittingly begins with a cartoon.

On January 28, authorities uncovered plots to assassinate Columbia MEALAC professor and Turkish author Orhan Pamuk and his female contemporary, Elif Shafak.

“It’s hot! Ethnic literature’s hot ... You could totally exploit the Vietnamese thing!”