The Archive and the Everyday
The author of Spoken Word: A Cultural History and The Study of Human Life examines the power of recovering lost literary voices.
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Ten Questions for Airea D. Matthews
“I am constantly questioning, resisting, studying, accepting, and wondering—all of which I believe to be the hallmarks of the writer’s life.” —Airea D. Matthews, author of Bread and Circus
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Ten Questions for Jennifer Lunden
“You are going to read a book that will inspire you to write a book.” —Jennifer Lunden, author of American Breakdown: Our Ailing Nation, My Body's Revolt, and the Nineteenth-Century Woman Who Brought Me Back to Life
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Ten Questions for Terra Trevor
“Listen deeper. Dream bigger.” —Terra Trevor, author of We Who Walk the Seven Ways
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Ten Questions for Victor LaValle
“I had to not only transform into different people and places, but to also find myself within both of those.” —Victor LaValle, author of Lone Women
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Ten Questions for Bisi Adjapon
“Sit with your characters and let them talk to you.” —Bisi Adjapon
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Ten Questions for Chaitali Sen
“Stay curious, pay attention, and write things down.” —Chaitali Sen, author of A New Race of Men From Heaven
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Ten Questions for Joy Castro
“I like taking risks.” —Joy Castro, author of One Brilliant Flame
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Blessed Citation
The author of The White Mosque offers an ode to intertextuality.
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Ten Questions for Hafizah Augustus Geter
“It takes a lot of intentional work to write ethical stories.” —Hafizah Augustus Geter, author of The Black Period: On Personhood, Race, and Origin
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