A Compass on the Navigable Sea: 100 Years of World Literature (US ONLY)

Published in February 2026, A Compass on the Navigable Sea: 100 Years of World Literature commemorates World Literature Today’s centennial in 2026–2027 and features more than 130 essays, book reviews, interviews, poems, and stories that have appeared in the magazine since 1927. Edited by WLT editor in chief Daniel Simon and with a foreword by Pico Iyer, the book is published by Restless Books, which describes the book as “a bold anthology that reimagines what international writing can be. From Nobel laureates to dissident authors, iconic mainstays to extraordinary newcomers, this collection brings together powerful poetry, visionary lectures, and urgent reflections to comprise a literary beacon for a rapidly changing world.”