As the last wisps of summer give way to September’s softer light, The Wise Owl unfurls its Ephemera Edition—a collection of fleeting moments, lasting words, and creative sparks from across the world.

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This month we bring you conversations that travel across geographies and genres. Historian and filmmaker Sam Dalrymple speaks about Shattered Lands and the art of weaving the past into compelling narratives, while Argentine artist Ceci Brook tells us how she stitches portraits to life—layering acrylics with the textures of Persian rugs. In our Talking Books segment, poet Amlanjyoti Goswami walks us through A Different Story, where everyday life finds new rhythms and meanings.

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Our Poetry and Fiction sections brim with tales that surprise and voices that resonate across continents—proof that storytelling and verse know no borders.

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In Wise Owl Picks, we turn to three remarkable works longlisted for the Booker Prize 2025—Kiran Desai’s The Loneliness of Sonia & Sunny, Susan Choi’s Flashlight, and Tash Aw’s The South. We also shine a light on Sangeeta Gupta’s evocative collection Medusa & Other Poems and Simrita Dhir’s lyrical The Song of the Distant Bulbuls. On the screen, we review the poignant film Nobody Knows I’m Here.

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The Visual Art segment spotlights The Fourth House, an E-gallery in Helsinki, a digital space redefining the way we encounter art.

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And finally, we are delighted to share that nominations for the Wise Owl Literary Awards closed on 30th August. The response has been overwhelming, with outstanding titles from distinguished publishers. Our team is now immersed in the exciting task of curating works for the jury.

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As always, we invite you to linger, read, reflect, and carry a little ephemera of this edition with you—something that stays long after the page is turned.