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The Lives They Lived – Isabel Wilkerson Pays Tribute To Those Who Were “The First”
December 28, 2011
In the New York Times magazine’s annual “The Lives They Lived” feature, 2011 Anisfield-Wolf winner Isabel Wilkerson explores the lives…
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VIDEO: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie On Her Book, “The Thing Around Your Neck”
December 26, 2011
“I’ve always felt one step removed from things because I’ve always felt I’ve been watching. I wasn’t entirely there. There…
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VIDEO: How To Write Like Walter Mosley
December 23, 2011
In this series of videos from BigThink.com, 1998 Anisfield-Wolf Award winner Walter Mosley gives answers to all types of questions:…
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Henry Louis Gates Jr On The Importance Of A Good Book
December 21, 2011
Anisfield-Wolf jury chair Henry Louis Gates has a resume a mile long. And in between his work at Harvard, his…
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Thinking Of Starting A Book Club With Friends? Here Are Some Tips
December 19, 2011
For those who enjoy reading books, and enjoy sharing their favorite books with their friends even more, starting a book…
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VIDEO: Annette Gordon-Reed On Being Named A MacArthur Fellow
December 16, 2011
2009 Anisfield-Wolf Award winner Annette Gordon-Reed had the distinct privilege of being awarded a MacArthur “Genius” grant, which is a…
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Interview With Kamila Shamsie On The Power Of Reading
December 14, 2011
In this brief interview, Kamila Shamsie, a 2010 Anisfield-Wolf award winner, talks about the joy of reading, the upside of…
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Junot Diaz On Why He Writes And The Power Of Perseverance
December 12, 2011
What makes a writer a writer? It’s a simple question with many possible answers and if you ask 10 authors,…
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The Words Of Winners: Nam Le
December 9, 2011
On the power of fiction: ”I do believe that you can never know yourself let alone the person next to…
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VIDEO: The Many Lives of Quincy Jones
December 7, 2011
It’s been almost 10 years since Quincy Jones won an Anisfield-Wolf Award for his book, Q: The Autobiography of Quincy…
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Books Vs. Movies: How Will “The Reluctant Fundamentalist” Fare On The Big Screen?
December 5, 2011
2008 Anisfield-Wolf award winner Mohsin Hamid’s groundbreaking work, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, is getting the Hollywood treatment. The story follows a…
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VIDEO: Edwidge Danticat Honored With Langston Hughes Medal At City College Of New York
December 2, 2011
2005 Anisfield-Wolf Award winner Edwidge Danticat gets emotional after receiving the Langston Hughes medal at the 2011 Langston Hughes Festival,…
