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VIDEO: Toni Morrison Discusses “Black Is Beautiful”
May 9, 2012
We’ve been talking about Toni Morrison a lot lately, but we think it’s difficult to provide too much information on…
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Does Toni Morrison’s Latest Stack Up Against Her Previous Works?
May 7, 2012
It’s not very likely to hear us expressing doubt about Ms. Toni Morrison‘s literary abilities. If anything, our appreciation for…
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VIDEO: Henry Louis Gates Jr. Sheds Light In “Finding Your Roots”
May 4, 2012
It’s so often repeated that it has lost most of its meaning, but the old saying is true: “You can’t…
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Toni Morrison On Herself: “The Only Thing I Do For Me Is Writing”
May 2, 2012
In anticipation for Toni Morrison’s latest novel, Home, following the story of a Korean War veteran and his return to…
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VIDEO: David Livingstone Smith On Why Humans Demean Other Humans
April 27, 2012
“This book is the first serious study of the phenomenon of dehumanization,” David Livingstone Smith says in this recent interview…
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5 Things To Know About Esi Edugyan, 2012 Winner For Fiction
April 25, 2012
We’ll be spending this week exploring the lives and works of the 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Award winners. Today we’re recognizing Esi…
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5 Things To Know About David W. Blight, 2012 Winner For Nonfiction
April 23, 2012
We’ll be spending this week exploring the lives and works of the 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Award winners. First up is David…
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Meet Our 2012 Winners!
April 20, 2012
“The 2012 Anisfield-Wolf winners reflect the complexity of the issues of race and cultural diversity in our world,” said Henry…
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The 5 Best Quotes Ever Uttered By Ernest J. Gaines
April 18, 2012
We realize the headline is a bit of hyperbole but in researching Mr. Gaines for this week’s exploration of his…
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Get to Know…Ernest J. Gaines
April 16, 2012
Each week, we’ll be helping you to get to know our winners better (what a great bunch they are) and…
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Will Zadie Smith’s New Novel Live Up To Her Previous Works?
April 13, 2012
In the music industry, there is always a collective sigh of relief when an artist releases a work after an…
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Zadie Smith’s 10 Rules For Writers (Take #7 To Heart!)
April 11, 2012
We enjoy a good list just as much as the next person, and even more so when it comes to…
