Aye! A big, well deserved round of applause for Tananarive Due - The Reformatory as she wins the LA Times Book Prize. Congratulations!

Read THE REFORMATORY today.

Happy #Easter and #TransDayOfVisibility . It makes sense that these days fall together. To embrace your sacred trans self, you have to let go of the old ways of thinking about yourself.

Visibility is important for the trans community, but it won’t save us. 1/X

Looking for an incredible cohort of experienced writers to share, bounce ideas, and discuss your WIP with? GUT REAL is for you: writingco-lab.com/classes/gut-re…

I'm judging the CRAFT 2024 Short Fiction Prize! And I dare you to be bold and indulgent in your work! craftliterary.com/craft-short-fi…

Thousands out strong in NYC at WSQ for a Free 🇵🇸 . I can't even see how far the crowd extends.

Fyi, it was illegal for me to return to Georgia--bc of the Indian Removal Act of 1830--until 1980. So for 150 years Cherokees and other tribes weren't allowed to return to our original homeland.

Btw, I was 5 yrs old in 1980.

OMG! The American Daughters got a rave review from The New York Times! I'm so happy to see this!

Have there been any Natives talking with Tommy Orange (Tommy Orange) about his book? I haven't found any. Would love to see some.

But in the meantime, here's 2 Natives--me and Tommy--talking about Wandering Stars, out TODAY. Enjoy! Thanks Esquire!

esquire.com/entertainment/…

Utmost gratitude to LA Times Festival of Books staff and the judges for taking so much time to read the tremendous work that pubbed last year & for considering FORGIVE ME NOT among them as a finalist for this year's #BookPrize . Congrats to everyone & glad to be in company w/ Kim and Amber! 🥳

So thrilled to have a story in the Spring '24 issue of Orion Magazine. “Heaven’s Whisky” is abt ancestors + altars + secrets + math + of course whisky. Thank you Sumanth Prabhaker for the inspiration and the opportunity!
To purchase the Spring '24 issue: orionmagazine.org/product/spring…

Celebrate Black history with 6 reading recommendations from Bryant librarians - goo.gl/alerts/79ZUaW

Emory professor Jericho Brown named Academy of American Poets chancellor - goo.gl/alerts/1um3Ux

«My classes were not only full, my classes were overtallied and I had long waitlists in each of my classes,” said Ash Marinaccio, who was one of the professors that were not reappointed»

#AgainstAusterity #CareNotCuts #InvestInCUNY #APeoplesCUNY

theknightnews.com/2024/01/19/ove…

hi friends, please send me your work! I would love to read itttttttt 🙏🏼❤️

So sad to hear this. Wishing Gavin Grant the best, and hopefully a recovery from long Covid.

My uncles are the tallest men I know.
Every doorway a chance to bow 
Their heads, they love the Lord.  
Skin so dark their last name is Lenoir.

—Jericho Brown
Jericho Brown
#PoemADay

poets.org/poem/lenoir

📚TONIGHT’S Franklin Park Reading Series event has been rescheduled for next Monday, December 18.

Sorry for any inconvenience. Looking forward to seeing you next week!📚

Gutted. Terrible. npr.org/2023/12/07/121…

Very sad to report on the passing of my friend the writer Gabe Hudson. He was, to put it mildly, an original.