Should Students Read More Novels? 6 Translated Books to Add to Your Curriculum
Posted on January 13, 2026
By Emma Deshpande
Brushing Off the Dirt: Suraj Badtiya on Creating Space for Dalit Literature
Posted on October 27, 2025
In July 2025, WWB’s Jaideep Pandey spoke with Suraj Badtiya, author of the short story “Gujji” (translated from Hindi by John Vater). Badtiya’s “Gujji” traces a Dalit boy’s trajectory from butcher’s son to corporate employee at McDonald’s, illustrating the discrimination he experiences and the sacrifices he has to make along the way. In this conversation, Badtiya discussed his inspirations for the story’s main character and setting, his advocacy work for Dalit literature, and offered advice for young readers. (This interview was conducted in Hindi over Zoom and translated by Pandey.)
5 Global Stories of Censorship
Posted on October 07, 2025
"Who told you to read such a book?" a disgruntled teacher asks the young Habibe Jafarian in her personal essay "For the Love of the Books," which documents her experience growing up as a bookworm in Iran's religious city of Mashhad. Jafarian's essay feels especially relevant as we see book bans proliferate in nearly every US state.
WWB Campus is Hiring an Education Fellow!
Posted on August 28, 2025
The deadline to apply for the education fellowship has passed. Many thanks to all who applied!
What is a Border? An Author Makes Sense of the Birth of Two Nations
Posted on June 19, 2025
By Jaideep Pandey