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Jamel Brinkley

Jamel Brinkley Biography

An interview with Jamel Brinkley

The author discusses his short story collection, Witness

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Nancy Au

Nancy Au is a genderqueer, bisexual artist and teacher living in Oakland, California. She graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a degree in anthropology, and has an MFA from San Francisco State University where she teaches ... (more)

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A Lucky Man

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Spider Love Song and Other Stories
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Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty is the author of four novels—Slumberland, Tuff, The White Boy Shuffle and The Sellout (winner of the 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Man Booker Prize)—and two books of poetry: Big ... (more)

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Witness

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The Sellout
by Paul Beatty

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