Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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In this CBS Mornings interview, best-selling authors Angie Thomas and Dhonielle Clayton speak about the importance of telling stories about Black joy and love, and teaming up with authors Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon for Whiteout (Quill Tree Books, 2022), the follow-up to their young adult novel Blackout (Quill Tree Books, 2021).
Tags: Fiction | Dhonielle Clayton | Tiffany D. Jackson | Nic Stone | Angie Thomas | Ashley Woodfolk | Nicola Yoon | Whiteout | 2022 | Blackout | Quill Tree Books | romance | young adult | CBS This Morning -
The Hate U Give (Balzer + Bray, 2017), the best-selling debut novel by Angie Thomas about a Black high school student who witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood friend by a police officer and is subsequently drawn into activism, has been adapted into a feature film. Directed by George Tillman Jr., the film stars Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Issa Rae, and Amandla Stenberg.
Tags: Fiction | The Hate U Give | Balzer + Bray | 2017 | 2018 | Angie Thomas | young adult | movie trailer | film adaptation
![The Hate U Give | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX](https://www.pw.org/files/styles/video_thumb_medium/public/media-oembed/i.ytimg.com/vi/3MM8OkVT0hw/hqdefault.jpg?itok=n0FMT2_V)