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by Hillary Crosley onApril 27, 2013
This year's additional honorees include Calvin Trillin, Alice McDermott, Walter Mosley and Marilyn Hacker.
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by Hillary Crosley onMarch 23, 2013
The author read to West Point students from her novel, Home, about PTSD and the results of war.
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by Brett Johnson onJanuary 3, 2013
From Rita Dove's poetry to James Baldwin's essays, this author picks the titles that most inspire her.
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December 21, 2012
From Magic Johnson to Soledad O'Brien, these notables live by the tenets of the African-American holiday.
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September 28, 2012
The British author of NW shares her must-reads, from James Baldwin to Toni Morrison to Alex Haley.
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by Cynthia Gordy onJuly 4, 2012
From Malcolm X to Condoleezza Rice, these notables describe complicated relationships with the U.S.
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by Joshua R. Weaver onMay 30, 2012
President Obama gives Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison the nation's highest civilian honor.
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by Akoto Ofori-Atta onMay 11, 2012
Using a pseudonym is common practice for many stars, but their backstories may surprise you.
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by Lynette Holloway onMarch 15, 2012
She told an audience at Oberlin College that she canceled plans to write a memoir because she'd rather write fiction.
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October 28, 2011
From Toni Morrison to Hill Harper, photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders captures famous African Americans.
