I’m finally reading this magnificent book! I can’t wait to teach ⁦Jori Lewis⁩ in my Plants & Diaspora course next fall.

Some news!

"They called me a witch, but in truth, I was simply a woman who knew her worth." from 'I Tituba, the Black Witch of Salem' The legendary MARYSE CONDÉ, writer of dozens of novels, plays and non-fiction has left us at the age of 87. Rest in peace and power 🖤🥀

Help make this documentary about Cabral - by two Bissau-Guinean filmmakers Cabral handpicked to document the independence struggle - a reality. kickstarter.com/projects/16101…

Check out "Objects of Discipline: Finding the Fighter" by Nimmi Gowrinathan, an essay from Adi's latest issue Spirits & Specters on Bharatanatyam dance, the female fighters of Sri Lanka, Tamil diaspora, and more. adimagazine.com/articles/objec…

Bom dia! Please consider contributing - even a 10 USD gest will help - toward this much-needed documentary on Amilcar Cabral from award-winning Bissau-Guinean filmmakers Flora Gomes and Sanha Na N'hada! kickstarter.com/projects/16101…

Congrats to Adi contributor Fady Joudah for winning the Jackson Poetry Prize 🙌🏼

In a STARRED REVIEW ALA_Booklist calls THE SKY WAS OURS by Joe Fassler "intriguing... beautifully written." 🪶⭐ Preorder now before it goes on sale next week 👉 bit.ly/4cPNgpf

Entering the final days to help this amazing documentary on Amilcar Cabral happen. If they don't hit the mark, they won't get any of funds pledged. Please consider contributing ! More than 50 years ago, Amilcar Cabral entrusted a group of young Bissau-Guineans

Tomorrow is the last day to apply for the 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant! Writers with books under contract in Canada, the UK, and the US are eligible to apply. Up to ten winners will receive $40,000 each. Find out more here: buff.ly/2MWtyNi

Some news! Truly honored to be nominated for the piece I wrote about watermelon for @SwitchyardTulsa Check out the piece here: thefern.org/2023/12/tell-m…

DISOBEDIENCES, Adi's new issue, is live! We have 6 fiction pieces ft. dystopian worlds, childhood misadventures, a pivotal traffic accident & more. Work by Ibrahim Babátúndé Ibrahim, Isha, Lucy Zhang, Lindsay Sproul, Jamie McGhee & Amina Kayani. READ: adimagazine.com/issues/19

Imagine a dystopian state where citizens have been genetically modified to follow orders, including jumping into an abyss every year... then head to Adi Magazine's website to read "Trust Exercise" by Lucy Zhang to find out what happens! adimagazine.com/articles/trust…

In Isha's "In Case of Fire," a daughter is born into a legacy of explosions and must battle the volatile interior and exterior landscapes. Read the full piece on Adi Magazine's website. adimagazine.com/articles/in-ca…

02. "Slaves for Peanuts" by Jori Lewis Jori Lewis

Our Plants & Diaspora class really enjoyed reading the James Beard Award and Harriet Tubman Prize winning Slaves for Peanuts (2022) and engaging with its incredible author, Jori Lewis. Thank you for sharing time and insight with us ⁦Jori Lewis⁩!!

Do you have trans people in your life who you worry might be losing hope? Are you, maybe, one such person yourself? Or, are you a fan of great writing by incredible trans people? Assigned Media's Stay With Us package launches today. assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/…