Paulina Małochleb
is a literary critic and the secretary of the Wisława Szymborska Award. She is a laureate of both the “Nagrody Prezesa Rady Ministrów” award and the “Stypendium Młoda Polska” award. In 2018, she was nominated for the Polityka Passport Award. She sits on the jury of the Julian Tuwim Literary Award. She runs a blog at ksiazkinaostro.pl.
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In Death There Is Also Life
In Death There Is Also Life
An Interview with Vinciane Despret
Reading / society
Philosopher and anthropologist of science Vinciane Despret talks about the phenomenon of death midwives, and how we can cultivate a different approach to grief.
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Silenced Memories: LGBT People in World War II
Reading / science
Joanna Ostrowska, author of a book about gay people during World War II, talks about why it is crucial to honour the memory of LGBT people in Poland.
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A Mother in Lockdown
A Mother in Lockdown
Pandemic Diaries
Reading / society
During the pandemic, the experience of those with small children – especially mothers – has been a distinct and challenging one.
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An Imagined Europe, But a Real One
An Imagined Europe, But a Real One
An Interview with Łukasz Galusek
Reading / society
Architect Łukasz Galusek takes us on a tour through the towns, landscapes and architecture of Central Europe, where history and memory is ever-present.
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Independent of Everyone
Independent of Everyone
An Interview with Agi Mishol
Reading / culture
Israeli poet Agi Mishol talks about old age, her family’s memories of Europe, and the role of nature in poetry.
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A Genocide of Neglect
A Genocide of Neglect
An Interview with Rebecca Makkai
Reading / culture
Rebbeca Makkai talks about why she set her novel “The Great Believers” in Chicago, who she wrote the book for (and against), and the injustices of the AIDS epidemic.
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Fragile Women
Fragile Women
An Interview with Mathilda Gustavsson
Reading / society
Mathilda Gustavsson, author of “The Club”, talks about her journalistic work uncovering the Jean-Claude Arnault rape scandal at the heart of the Swedish Academy.
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A Witch in Princess’s Robes
A Witch in Princess’s Robes
An Interview with Mona Chollet
Reading / society
French essayist and writer Mona Chollet talks about the history of witch hunts, how society is still patriarchal and oppressive, and why we need to convince women of their own value.
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A Story No One Has Told Yet
A Story No One Has Told Yet
An Interview with Nancy Spielberg and Anna Różalska
Reading / culture
Nancy Spielberg and Anna Różalska, the producers of the film “Who Will Write Our History”, talk about the little-known history of Jewish social activist Emanuel Ringelblum and the Oyneg Shabes archive.