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VIDEO: “Storytelling Was A Way…To Save Ourselves” – Russell Banks
October 19, 2012
How do you write a novel about some of our society’s least sympathetic members? Russell Banks found out just how…
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David W. Blight On Voter Suppression — Then And Now
October 17, 2012
For all the words we could pick to describe this election cycle, one word that most of us would agree…
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“The Great Migration Is The Story Of Most African-Americans” – Isabel Wilkerson
October 15, 2012
A full two years after her acclaimed book, The Warmth of Other Suns, was published, Isabel Wilkerson continues to work…
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VIDEO: The Danger Of The Single Story
October 12, 2012
In this TED talk, Chimamanda Adichie discusses the danger of the single story—that is, how powerful individual stories about a country can…
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Junot Diaz, Louise Erdrich Named Finalists For The National Book Awards
October 11, 2012
We keep on telling you how terrific 2012 is shaping up for Junot Diaz and the accolades keep coming. Today, he and…
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VIDEO: Stephen L. Carter Discusses His Book, “The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln”
October 10, 2012
Sometimes we see a longer video on YouTube and we consider passing on promoting it here because honestly, who wants…
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VIDEO: Jill Lepore Explores The History Of Presidential Campaigns
October 8, 2012
In an extremely heated election season, sometimes it’s worth taking a moment to breathe. With millions being spent in ads…
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Literature Gets Social With Twitter Chats
October 5, 2012
Everything today is social. From watching the Emmys, All this social media has given rise to Twitter chats (the 2012…
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Junot Diaz Wins 2012 MacArthur “Genius” Grant
October 2, 2012
We think it’s safe to say that 2012 is a great year for Junot Diaz. He just released his third…
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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…
