The New Black Canon: Books, Plays and Poems That Everyone Should Know
Posted inBaraka, Amiri Black People Books and Literature Brooks, Gwendolyn Cooper, J California (1932-2014) Demby, William (1922-2013) Hairston, Andrea (1952- ) Hansberry, Lorraine Himes, Chester Kaufman, Bob McPherson, James Alan Poetry and Poets Reed, Ishmael Spence, Eulalie (1894-1981) Theater Toomer, Jean Writing and Writers

The New Black Canon: Books, Plays and Poems That Everyone Should Know

A guide to some of the undervalued 20th-century works that testify to the richness of the Black American literary archive.
‘Media Men’ List Defamation Lawsuit Ends in a Settlement
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‘Media Men’ List Defamation Lawsuit Ends in a Settlement

Stephen Elliott, whose name appeared on a crowdsourced document containing allegations of misconduct against male writers and editors, filed his defamation suit against the list’s creator and its contributors in 2018.
Could the Next Great Author Be a Robot? We Asked (Human) Writers.
Posted inBooks and Literature Boylan, Jennifer Finney Butler, Octavia E Choi, Susan Dratch, Rachel Everett, Percival Michaels, Lorne PEN American Center Penn, Kal Poetry and Poets Ringwald, Molly Robots and Robotics Sedaris, David Town Hall (Manhattan, NY) Writing and Writers

Could the Next Great Author Be a Robot? We Asked (Human) Writers.

At the PEN America Literary Awards, David Sedaris, Judith Thurman and others discussed the role A.I. could play in literature.