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Louise Erdrich Is Fighting for Our Democracy

Her novel The Night Watchman is based on the life of her extraordinary grandfather who fought against Native dispossession.

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03.23.2021
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Winter Words: The Art of Food Writing

Four stars of the culinary world discuss how food writing illuminates culture and history, providing a sense of home and place in a visceral, sensual way.

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03.16.2021
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi on Black Womanhood and Non-Western Lenses

Drawn from Ugandan folklore, her novel illuminates themes of feminism and the pressures of cultural assimilation.

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02.25.2021
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These Must-Read Debut Works Center Black Stories

These literary debuts are worthy additions to any bookshelf and to the great American literary tradition.

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02.18.2021
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5 Books That Will Transform the Way You See the World

They deal with serious topics, but among these are also stunning love stories and characters who will make you laugh out loud.

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02.17.2021
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Rumaan Alaam on How Privilege Informs Crisis Response

The author's latest work Leave the World Behind examines race, class, parenthood, and environmental issues.

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02.16.2021
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Facing Our Climate Future Through Literature

Diane Cook's new novel illustrates how environmental calamity will affect all of us—unless we change course.

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02.16.2021
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Brian Washington on the Existence of Simultaneous Truths

Washington's novel Memorial tackles big issues like race with humor and real people and an electric energy.

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02.16.2021
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Susan Abulhawa Writes to Affirm Palestinian Existence

Her book Against the Loveless World follows Nahr, a Palestinian refugee who tells her story from a solitary-confinement cell in Israel.

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02.16.2021
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