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“We have to write what we’re obsessed about. Big things and small things.”
“We have to write what we’re obsessed about. Big things and small things.”
“The thing about being a writer: It is the world’s loneliest, solitary team sport.”
“Yes, that’s your boyfriend now.”
Hi friends, This week on Reckon True Stories, Deesha Philyaw and Kiese Laymon are joined by MacArthur Genius and National Book Award Winner Dr. Imani Perry to discuss genre, personal stories and the ethical commitment to those we write about, the utilization of craft to bring the reader close to the experience and the body, the … Read More
“I wrote the book that I wanted to write … this is what I had inside of me to put out to offer to the world.”
“Easily one of the hardest things about the writing life is the asymmetry between effort and reward.”
On basketball, Ohio, and the art of the playlist.
Plus: Deesha and Kiese in Vanity Fair, and Virtual Launch Party.
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