Meet the Champion of Debut Authors
Adam Vitcavage's Debutiful website and podcast is a celebration of first books and new writers
Adam Vitcavage's Debutiful website and podcast is a celebration of first books and new writers
Renée Branum, author of "Defenestrate," recommends stories about myths and beliefs inherited from each generation
In the middle of the broadcast, a heartfelt video celebrated Black writers, acknowledged their erasure, and pledged to do better
Writing that reminds us why we can’t wait for progress
Mandeliene Smith, author of “Rutting Season,” on the damage only your closest relatives can wreak
Holly Genovese recommends 9 books about mass incarceration in the United States
Let’s not forget, in the thrill of firsts, that the people who follow matter as much as the ones who blaze the trail
Jon McGregor, author of ‘The Reservoir Tapes,’ on small communities that make for good storytelling
We polled staff and contributors to find our favorite fiction books of the year
Jason Reynolds on resisting the over-intellectualization of poetry and recognizing its populist potential