This 1998 advice from Ursula K. Le Guin about gender-neutral language is still relevant.

This 1998 advice from Ursula K. Le Guin about gender-neutral language is still relevant.

By Vanessa Willoughby | October 20, 2021

How Ntozake Shange wrote her first poem in 7 years—after experiencing two strokes.

How Ntozake Shange wrote her first poem in 7 years—after experiencing two strokes.

By Vanessa Willoughby | October 18, 2021

Read Ezra Pound’s extensive revisions to T. S. Eliot’s <em>The Waste Land</em>.

Read Ezra Pound’s extensive revisions to T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land.

By Vanessa Willoughby | October 15, 2021

Here are some red flags for women of color who work in publishing.

Here are some red flags for women of color who work in publishing.

By Vanessa Willoughby | October 14, 2021

Read this newly discovered 1949 Ann Petry essay about Harlem.

Read this newly discovered 1949 Ann Petry essay about Harlem.

By Vanessa Willoughby | October 12, 2021

The creator of <em>Midnight Mass</em> is now adapting Poe's <em>Fall of the House of Usher</em>.

The creator of Midnight Mass is now adapting Poe's Fall of the House of Usher.

By Vanessa Willoughby | October 7, 2021

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Interview with a Journal: <em>The Georgia Review</em>

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This new vending machine will provide New Yorkers with short stories on the go.

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Here's the official trailer for the film adaptation of Nella Larsen's <em>Passing</em>.

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"Write the tale that scares you . . . I dare you." Michaela Coel has some writing advice for us.

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Jason Reynolds will serve a third term as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.

Jason Reynolds will serve a third term as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.

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