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The 4thWrite Prize 2025 Shows Excellent Literature Beyond the Big Prizes
The 4thWrite Prize Shortlist has just landed, and it’s already clear why this prize matters. If the Booker and the National Book Award are about canon, 4thWrite is about tomorrow’s canon today.
Fall in South Tyrol: A Season of Quiet Brilliance
After a very long, warm summer, South Tyrol is the perfect holiday resort for a wonderful autumn. Cultural highlights, stunning hiking tours, and excellent opportunities to eat and drink make South Tyrol a truly wonderful place.
The Quiet Power of Rereading
Sometimes the most profound literary revelations come not from a new book, but from revisiting an old one. Rereading is a ritual of rediscovery — a mirror for who we’ve become.