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Anisfield-Wolf Authors Hit The Stage At Book Expo 2012
June 1, 2012
Some of our very own Anisfield-Wolf winners will be in attendance at the 2012 Book Expo at the Javits Center…
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Toni Morrison Discusses “Home” + Receives Presidential Medal Of Freedom
May 30, 2012
May has been an incredible month for Ms. Morrison. She released her latest novel, Home, to rave reviews and she was…
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Stephen L. Carter’s Latest Novel – What If President Lincoln Survived The Assassination Attempt?
May 28, 2012
We’ve got a summer reading list a mile long and another title just got added to the pile. Stephen L….
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What’s On Your Summer Reading List?
May 25, 2012
We don’t know what the weather is like where you live, but this weekend it’s going to hot and humid….
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VIDEO: Gwendolyn Brooks Reads Her Poem, “We Real Cool”
May 23, 2012
It’s a short poem but it’s also one of Gwendolyn Brooks‘ (pardon the pun) coolest. “We Real Cool,” published in…
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VIDEO: The Rise And Fall Of Jack Johnson
May 21, 2012
In Geoffrey C. Ward’s Unforgivable Blackness: Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, we are treated to a front row seat…
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Why We’re Very Lucky To Have Henry Louis Gates Jr As Our Jury Chair
May 18, 2012
We know we highlighted him a few weeks ago, but is something to be said for a man who is…
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While We’re Waiting For The Movie Adaptation Of “The Reluctant Fundamentalist”…
May 16, 2012
…you can hear about Mohsin Hamid’s role in getting the project to the big screen. Are you as excited for…
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VIDEO: Esi Edugyan: “I’ve Wanted To Be A Writer Since I Was 13”
May 11, 2012
Often writers feel that urge to put their thoughts out in the world as young children. 2012 Anisfield-Wolf winner Esi…
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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…
