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Isabel Wilkerson On The Great Migration
August 3, 2012
During a stop to the Tavis Smiley show on PBS, Isabel Wilkerson described her desire to capture stories of the…
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Colson Whitehead Teaches You How To Write – Grab A Pen And Take Notes
August 1, 2012
We love it. We absolutely love it. When we read Colson Whitehead’s “How To Write,” we doubled over in laughter….
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Young Poet Recites Toi Derricotte’s Poetry
July 30, 2012
We thoroughly enjoy when younger audiences immerse themselves in the work of poets who have come before them. A young…
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We Would Pay Top Dollar Just To Hear Toni Morrison Speak
July 27, 2012
Anytime – and we do mean anytime – there is a new Toni Morrison interview or book or appearance, we…
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One Quote Explains Why We Love Zadie Smith
July 25, 2012
The press keeps coming for Zadie Smith, as her latest book, NW, will be hitting bookshelves in September. An excerpt…
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VIDEO: Nam Le’s Thoughts On Book Critics, Favorite Authors And Essentials Of Novel Writing
July 23, 2012
What annoys you most about book critics? If you could have a drink with any author, who would it be?…
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Edwidge Danticat On Whether Art Is A Luxury Or Necessity
July 20, 2012
2005 Anisfield-Wolf winner Edwidge Danticat visited the Tavis Smiley show on PBS to discuss her latest work, Create Dangerously. She…
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Arnold Rampersad’s Peers Praise Him For Lifetime Achievement Win
July 18, 2012
For someone as storied as Arnold Rampersad, sometimes the best words of praise come not from awards jurors or book…
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Adrian Nicole LeBlanc: “Stories Are Everywhere”
July 16, 2012
…If you know where to look. We enjoy getting writing advice from our winners because they’re so impossibly good at…
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Have You Been Butchering Your Favorite Author’s Name?
July 13, 2012
We’re sticklers for learning how to pronounce all of our winners’ names. We don’t pat ourselves on the back for…
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Biographer Arnold Rampersad Is The 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime Achievement Winner
July 11, 2012
Arnold Rampersad, our 2012 Anisfield-Wolf winner, has a special tie to the Cleveland area, where our awards are hosted every…
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Huffington Post Reveals 50 Books Every African American Should Read – How Many AW Winners Made The List?
July 9, 2012
Huffington Post’s Black Voices rounded up 50 books the editors think every African American should read (they added on Twitter…
