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The Past's Presence: Jesmyn Ward
The Past's Presence: Jesmyn Ward
Author Bio:Jesmyn Ward is a novelist and professor of creative writing at Tulane University. She is the author of the no... Read more
26 Jul 2021
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39mins
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As True As I Can Write It: Erika Sánchez
As True As I Can Write It: Erika Sánchez
Author Bio:Erika Sánchez is a poet, essayist, and novelist. She's the author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, ... Read more
23 Jun 2021
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33mins
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Telling Stories of Inside: Susan Burton and Rachel Kushner
Telling Stories of Inside: Susan Burton and Rachel Kushner
Today's bonus episode of The Freedom Takes is a collaboration with the National Book Foundation. Over the last three yea... Read more
30 Apr 2021
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57mins
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Reclaiming Voice & Self: Randall Horton
Reclaiming Voice & Self: Randall Horton
Author Bio:Randall Horton is the author of the poetry collections#289-128, Dark Anarchy, The Definition of Place, andThe... Read more
23 Apr 2021
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43mins
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Shooting Baskets in Verse: Natalie Diaz
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Author BioNatalie Diaz was born and raised on the Fort Mojave Indian Village in Needles, California. She is Mojave and a... Read more
2 Apr 2021
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The Interior Landscapes of Church Ladies: Deesha Philyaw
The Interior Landscapes of Church Ladies: Deesha Philyaw
Author Bio:Deesha Philyaw is an author, columnist, essayist, and public speaker.The Secret Lives of Church Ladies won th... Read more
11 Mar 2021
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42mins
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The Many Ways to Tell a Story: James McBride
The Many Ways to Tell a Story: James McBride
Celebrated author, musician, and screenwriter James McBride, speaks directly to our primary audience -- people in prison... Read more
24 Feb 2021
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Perpetual Line-Crosser: Reginald Dwayne Betts
Perpetual Line-Crosser: Reginald Dwayne Betts
When a poetry anthology was slid under young Betts' cell door 23 years ago is when the Million Book Project -- an endeav... Read more
10 Feb 2021
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28mins
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To Leave or Stay & Fight: Miriam Toews
To Leave or Stay & Fight: Miriam Toews
Miriam Toews is the best-selling and award-winning author of eight books, including her most recent work, Women Talking ... Read more
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Inventing the Language of Cross River: Rion Amilcar Scott
Inventing the Language of Cross River: Rion Amilcar Scott
Rion Amilcar Scott is an award-winning writer who turns a short story into deep glimpses inside the souls of Black folks... Read more
13 Jan 2021
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