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VIDEO: Zadie Smith Reads The Opening Lines Of Her Latest Book, “NW”
September 7, 2012
Have we worn you down? Has our incessant posting about Zadie Smith’s latest novel sparked just enough curiosity for you to…
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Listen As Esi Edugyan, David Livingstone Smith, David W. Blight And Arnold Rampersad Discuss Race And Diversity
September 5, 2012
We won’t spend too much time on an introduction today; let’s get right to the meaty stuff. Recently, our 2012…
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VIDEO: Jamaica Kindcaid Gives ’12 Commencement Address At Grinnell College
September 3, 2012
1997 winner Jamaica Kincaid gives a commencement address at Grinnell College with some advice that might not be so common….
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VIDEO: Junot Diaz On His Book, “This Is How You Lose Her”
August 31, 2012
2008 winner Junot Diaz has his fans on the edge of their seats as they wait for his latest book,…
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Read The First Two Chapters Of Zadie Smith’s Latest Novel, NW, Before It Hits Stores
August 29, 2012
Penguin Press, Zadie Smith’s publisher, is offering readers a sneak peek at her latest novel over on its Facebook page….
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VIDEO: Anisfield-Wolf Award Winners Reflect On The Importance Of Talking About Race
August 27, 2012
As we are furiously preparing for our awards ceremony in a few weeks, we found this video, taped for our…
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VIDEO: Walter Mosley On Sacrifices He’s Made In His Writing Career
August 24, 2012
“Writing is almost a place of dreams for me, and I don’t have to give up anything to do it.”…
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VIDEO: What’s Up With Our Nation’s Obsession With President Lincoln?
August 22, 2012
2003 winner Stephen L. Carter grants an interview with Glenn Reynolds, of InstaVision to talk about his latest book, The…
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5 Things You Don’t Know About The Anisfield-Wolf Ceremony
August 20, 2012
Each year we recognize several authors for their contributions to the ongoing conversation about race and diversity in the world….
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VIDEO: Will We See A Big-Screen Adaptation of “The Warmth Of Other Suns”?
August 17, 2012
Interview with Isabel Wilkerson from Mayborn School of Journalism on Vimeo. To say there has been immense interest in Isabel…
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VIDEO: Attending An All-White School
August 15, 2012
We live in a world that is dominated by the impact of race, class and diversity, but conversations about those…
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VIDEO: Is Our Society Less Violent Than Any Other Time In History?
August 13, 2012
The events of the past few months have really been hard on the nation’s psyche. An uptick in mass murders…
