Man Booker winner Marlon James immersed himself in African myths and history, so he could use that world as a springboard for a new fantasy series.
February 2019
Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Lean On
A declaration of dependence, excerpted from Briallen Hopper’s new essay collection.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Every Day I Write the Book
In this personal essay, at 63, Michael Musto reveals how he keeps managing to add new chapters to the consistently unfolding story of his career.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Every Day I Write the Book
At 63, Michael Musto reveals how he keeps managing to add new chapters to the consistently unfolding story of his career.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Every Day I Write the Book
At 63, Michael Musto reveals how he keeps managing to add new chapters to the consistently unfolding story of his career.
Posted inEditor's Pick
‘What Happens in This House Stays in This House’: Black Women Sound the Alarm about Domestic Violence in the African American Community
By telling the stories of Ishaunna Gully and Davokiee Ann Jackson, two women from Laurel, Mississippi, photojournalist Eric J. Shelton tries to understand the specific threat of intimate partner violence for black women in the South.
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Climate Signs
“For all the ferocity of my love, I’m powerless to protect my kids from the mass extinction we’re in the midst of that could eliminate 30–50 percent of all living species by the middle of the twenty-first century. Why is this not the core of the core curriculum? Why aren’t we all speaking about this?”
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The Deported Americans
This is how the children of undocumented immigrants live in a purgatory between two cultures when they get sent “back” to a country where they didn’t grow up.
Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
A Wealth of Perspective for a Free Ride, Now and Again
“Over the months, spending time with these more seasoned humans offers a perspective that is grounding, calming.”
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The Quest for the Multigenerational City
When Megan Kimble moved to Austin, Texas, she started to volunteer with Capital City Village, a nonprofit that allows people to age in their homes by connecting members with those that can do repairs and offer rides. Simply wanting to truly know her new city and its inhabitants a little better, Kimble discovered that spending […]