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Fellows and collaborators seek reform at Fine Arts Work Center; English PEN awards nineteen translation prizes; Nic Stone and Kim Johnson discuss racial justice in the world and in young adult literature; and other stories.
Parul Sehgal writes in praise of Hervé Guibert; Rebekah Frumkin fights the commodification of the resistance; Elaine Kahn discusses teaching and community during the pandemic; and other stories.
“The uneven rhythms of grief don’t allow you to do or to feel life as you did before.” —Rachel Eliza Griffiths, author of Seeing the Body
A message to self-proclaimed allies: Actions speak louder than words.
Writer Saeed Jones on the grief of anti-Black violence; hashtag #publishingpaidme highlights disparity between what Black writers and white writers are offered for their work; Ibram X. Kendi to launch center for antiracist research at Boston University; and other stories.
Resources and ideas for fighting racial injustice and police violence, both on and off the page.
Rigoberto González on responsible allyship; Paul Soulellis examines the creative artifacts of the pandemic era; Jericho Brown on joy and grief; and other stories.
Sarah J. Sloat’s Hotel Almighty, forthcoming from Sarabande Books on September 15, 2020.
Desmond Elliott Prize shortlist announced; Danez Smith, Emerson Whitney, and Ocean Vuong on the revolution; Black booksellers recommend further anti-racist reading; and other stories.
Layla F Saad curates an anti-racist reading list; a number of books on anti-racism are temporarily out of stock; Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts announces permanent closure; and other stories.
