The Book Pages: The Iliad Bookshop fire and its aftermath Plus, why 'On Browsing' author Jason Guriel says a classic novel reads like 19th century Thomas Pynchon.

This Week in Books: My 10-Year-Old Adores The Iliad A new translation of the epic poem plunges us into the world of the ancient Greeks. By Gal Beckerman Fototeca Gilardi / Getty ...

But together they aptly describe Emily Wilson, whose new translation of Homer’s epic poem “ The Iliad ” is one of the most eagerly anticipated books of 2023.

Emily Wilson’s translation of the “Iliad” brings Homer’s great war story to rousing new life.

Beloved L.A. book emporium the Iliad bounces back after a mysterious fire A customer exits through the charred entry doors at the Iliad bookstore in North Hollywood on Saturday.

Book of a lifetime: ‘The Iliad’ by Homer From The Independent archive: Homer’s epic masterpiece isn’t just a poem, writes Madeline Miller – it’s a glimpse behind the veil of war, grief ...

The highly acclaimed 2018 “Odyssey” translation by Emily Wilson, a classicist at the University of Pennsylvania, helped put that poem, rather than the “Iliad,” even more front and center.

Find out why "The Iliad" by Emily Wilson (translator) is on TIME's list of the must-read books of the year.

Among the books I have returned to again and again throughout my life, seeking solace, wisdom, joy or self-understanding, Homer’s “Iliad” ranks very high. As with all enduring works of art ...

On Nov. 3, The Iliad Bookshop in North Hollywood was set ablaze in what appears to be an act of arson. Boxes of books had been pushed in front of the back door and set on fire, and a manifesto ...