Oct. 01, 2024 10:39 AM EDT
Ta-Nehisi Coates always writes with a purpose, so naming his latest collection “The Message” is nothing if not on-brand. But what’s the actual message? Consisting of three pieces of non-fiction, the book is part memoir, part travelogue, and part writing primer. It covers his recent trips to...
Sep. 06, 2024 11:12 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Kingsolver, this year's recipient of a National Book Award medal for literary achievement, remembers well the years she couldn't imagine receiving such honors.
“I just felt this continuous skepticism, not from readers but from critics and the gatekeepers....