Make some time this weekend to read James Baldwin and Audre Lorde in conversation, which originally appeared in a 1984 issue of Essence, but has since been reposted by the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts.
“You are saying you do not exist in the American dream except as a nightmare.”
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What’s Wrong with Books?
Jenny Slate and Gabe Liedman explain what's wrong with books: "They're heavy...the shit in them is dumb..."
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Maya Angelou Has Died
Maya Angelou, poet and author of many memoirs -- most famously I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings -- has died at 86. This video of Angelou reading her poem "And Still I Rise" may serve as a good start to a celebration of her life.
Alice Oswald Protests Prize
Award-winning poet Alice Oswald has pulled out of prestigious poetry award the TS Eliot prize in protest over its sponsorship by an investment company. Oswald's words: "I think poetry should be questioning not endorsing such institutions."
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Tuesday New Release Day: Poeppel; Schwalbe; Scalzi
Out this week: Small Admissions by Amy Poeppel; Books for Living by Will Schwalbe; and Miniatures by John Scalzi. For more on these and other new titles, go read our latest fiction and nonfiction book previews.
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