Reverse-Gentrification of the Literary World

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Upcoming Events

VIRTUAL EVENT: Ben Okri – Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

4/23/21, 8:00pm

PLEASE NOTE: All of our virtual events are listed in Eastern Time (ET). Panel discussion: “The Art of the Short Story” featuring Carribean Fragoza, Ben Okri, Deesha Philyaw, and Shruti Swamy, moderated by Dorany Pineda. This event is free to attend but registration is required; please click here to register via Eventbrite.

VIRTUAL EVENT: Morowa Yejidé – Sistah Scifi

4/30/21, 7:00pm

PLEASE NOTE: All of our virtual events are listed in Eastern Time (ET). Morowa Yejidé joins the Sistah Scifi Book Club to discuss her newest novel, Creatures of Passage. This event will be held over Zoom, and registration is required to attend; please click here to register via Eventbrite.

Category: News

Bernardine Evaristo Longlisted for 2019 Booker Prize!

Congratulations to Bernardine Evaristo, whose novel Girl, Woman, Other has been longlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize!

SANTA CRUZ NOIR Story Nominated for Shamus Award!

Congratulations to Elizabeth McKenzie from SANTA CRUZ NOIR on her Shamus Award nomination!

Jaime Manrique wins the 2019 BILL WHITEHEAD AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT!

Congratulations to Jaime Manrique on winning the Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement!

Kwame Dawes is a 2019 Windham-Campbell Prize Recipient!

Congratulations to Kwame Dawes, author of the forthcoming novel Bivouac!

Heatin’ Up: Nina Revoyr’s A STUDENT OF HISTORY

Nina Revoyr’s latest novel A Student of History publishes March 5, 2019!

BEAUTIFUL MUSIC is a 2019 Michigan Notable Book!

Congratulations to Michael Zadoorian, whose novel Beautiful Music has been named one of 20 Michigan Notable Books for 2019!

NYT Picks FAME, TIGERBELLE as Holiday Books

Wyomia Tyus’ memoir and Justine Bateman’s FAME are New York Times‘ Holiday Picks!

Wyomia Tyus interviewed on WBUR!

Wyomia Tyus, author of Tigerbelle, was featured on WBUR Boston’s sports show Only a Game.