Archive: Announcements
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Carolyn Forché – Honorary Doctor of Letters
Lannan Visiting Fellow, poet, teacher, and human rights advocate Carolyn Forché, has been made an Honorary Doctor of Letters by Chapman University Forché said: "It's one of the greatest honours o
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Carolyn Forché’s New Poem Published in The New Yorker
On November 3rd, 2025, Carolyn Forché published a poem, titled "On Being Watched from Above" in The New Yorker. The poem was later published in the November 10, 2025 issue. Below is a short excer
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The Winner of 2025 National Book Award for Fiction – Lannan Visiting Chair Rabih Alameddine!
On November 19th, 2025, Lannan Visiting Chair Rabih Alameddine's novel The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) won the honor of being the 2025 National Book for Fiction! NPR quo
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Lannan Visiting Lecturer Tope Folarin’s Article on Megha Majumdar’s Second Novel
The intimate struggles of immigration and scarcity caused by climate change were the central topics of Tope Folarin's new article on A Guardian and a Thief, Megha Majumdar's second novel which was re
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Lannan Visiting Chair Rabih Alameddine Named 2025 National Book Award Finalist
On October 7th, 2025, the five finalists of the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction were announced. Lannan Visiting Chair Rabih Alameddine's novel The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His M
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An Interview with Lannan Visiting Chair Rabih Alameddine in the New York Times
On September 28, 2025, an interview with Lannan Visiting Chair Rabih Alameddine was published in the New York Times. From "Rabih Alameddine Is Done With Dostoyevsky" What books are on your nigh
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“Six Very Depressing Books That Might Just Cheer You Up” by Rabih Alameddine in Lit Hub
On September 2, 2025, Lit Hub published "Six Very Depressing Books That Might Just Cheer You Up" by Lannan Visiting Chair Rabih Alameddine. "I’ve always read my way through depressions. When my wo
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Rabih Alameddine’s New Novel, The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother), Reviewed in Alta Journal
On August 25, 2025, Lannan Visiting Chair Rabih Alameddine’s latest novel The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) (Grove Press, 2025) was reviewed in Alta Journal. From "Time Aft
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Job Opening: (Temporary) Lannan Center Program Manager
Title of the position: Program Manager (Temporary) Reports to: Aminatta Forna, Director of the Lannan Center Pay rate: $30/per hour Work Mode Designation: This position has been designated as Hybrid. Location of Job: New North 411/Hybrid Start Date: September 30, 2025 End Date: March 31, 2026 To Apply: Interested applicants, please email a cover letter […]
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Lannan Center Director Aminatta Forna writes about the late Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o in The Guardian
On August 12, 2025 The Guardian published "Take away our language and we will forget who we are: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and the language of conquest" with an introduction written by Lannan Center Director
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