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VIDEO: 2012 Winner David W. Blight Speaks At Cleveland’s City Club
October 1, 2012
Yale professor David W. Blight spoke at the esteemed City Club the day after our Anisfield-Wolf ceremony to speak about…
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Junot Diaz: “I Have Three Storage Units. All Books.”
September 28, 2012
Do you have to be a voracious reader to be a splendid writer? Some might argue that consuming mass quantities…
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Join The Conversation On The Anisfield-Wolf Awards Facebook Page
September 26, 2012
The whole world is social networking like crazy and so are we! We enjoy having this space here to talk…
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Zadie Smith On New Novel, NW: “I Feel That This Book Is The First Book I’ve Really Written As An Adult”
September 24, 2012
When Zadie Smith comes out with a new novel after a multiyear hiatus, it’s news. Not just to the literary…
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Cleveland State University Salutes Zora Neale Hurston With Literary Conference
September 21, 2012
1943 winner Zora Neale Hurston left behind an incredible legacy. One of her greatest gifts, Their Eyes Were Watching God, celebrates…
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Did You Miss The Anisfield-Wolf Award Ceremony? Don’t Miss The Repeat Broadcast
September 19, 2012
We know how much of an honor it is to be able to dedicate a night of our lives to…
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Bright, Poised Cleveland Third-Grader Dazzles Anisfield-Wolf Crowd With Powerful Poem
September 17, 2012
Isabella Rodriguez, a third-grader from Cleveland’s Walls Elementary School, joined us on Thursday during the Anisfield-Wolf ceremony to recite for…
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“The Most Dangerous Animal”: A Short Film Based Off David Livingstone Smith
September 12, 2012
Filmmaker Al Sutton was inspired by our 2012 award winner David Livingstone Smith‘s 2007 book, The Most Dangerous Animal: Human Nature…
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VIDEO: Edwidge Danticat Explains What It Means To Be An Immigrant Artist
September 10, 2012
“There’s no one writing in the English language today who more precisely and passionately articulates the exile’s experience than Edwidge…
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VIDEO: Zadie Smith Reads The Opening Lines Of Her Latest Book, “NW”
September 7, 2012
Have we worn you down? Has our incessant posting about Zadie Smith’s latest novel sparked just enough curiosity for you to…
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Listen As Esi Edugyan, David Livingstone Smith, David W. Blight And Arnold Rampersad Discuss Race And Diversity
September 5, 2012
We won’t spend too much time on an introduction today; let’s get right to the meaty stuff. Recently, our 2012…
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VIDEO: Jamaica Kindcaid Gives ’12 Commencement Address At Grinnell College
September 3, 2012
1997 winner Jamaica Kincaid gives a commencement address at Grinnell College with some advice that might not be so common….
