Eskor David Johnson

Get ready for our spring issue! We’ll have essays by @joel_whitney, Kristin Keane, @sqorio, and Adalena Kavanagh; interviews with @suzzannescanlon, @authenticdelroy, and @likaluca; @noahhawley in conversation with @TheRealJasonSch; poetry by Ocean Vuong; and so much more.

Writing is silly because sometimes I’ll drop a bar on the page and be like I can’t WAIT until everyone reads this in three years

.@nypl revealed the five finalists for its Young Lions Fiction Award, given each year to a book by an author aged 35 or younger: @NK_Adjei, C Pam Zhang, @thisisejkoh, @magnoliasnmud, and @sqorio. The winner of this year’s prize will be announced June 13. ow.ly/7Q3e50Rkc3T

To be a part of this group—@NK_Adjei, @sqorio, @magnoliasnmud, C Pam Zhang. Congratulations to the finalists. Thank you to the judges—@nycnovel, @CaoilinnHughes, Zain Khalid. #finalists" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nypl.org/help/about-nyp…

Loved interviewing @NK_Adjei @sqorio and @magnoliasnmud last year, so I'm so dang glad to see these books all getting their due! Congrats all of y'all! nypl.org/help/about-nyp…

Such super news for Eskor David Johnson @sqorio and his brilliant book PAY AS YOU GO.

We are so pleased to announce @sqorio is a finalist for the Young Lions Fiction Award from the @nypl for his book Pay As You Go nypl.org/help/about-nyp…

We just announced the finalists for the 24th annual Young Lions Fiction Award, honoring the works of five talented young authors! Congratulations @NK_Adjei, @magnoliasnmud, @sqorio, @thisisEJKoh & C Pam Zhang. → 2024 Young Lions Fiction Award Finalists on.nypl.org/3xDpvRf

Eskor David Johnson considers "American Fiction": "Whether its participants intend to or not, the very presence of a white-centered market comes to dominate the imaginations of those who live and work within it." lareviewofbooks.org/article/black-…

Hi all, I wrote about American Fiction and the limits imposed on Black art for the LA Review of books: lareviewofbooks.org/article/black-…

“Sports are like life, and American sports are like American life.” I wrote about Sha'Carri, Instant Replay, and the dangers of being ruled by the rules. @eskor.johnson/the-rules-will-come-for-us-all-4ae0de283618" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@eskor.johnson…

“Remember when comedians used to shut the fuck up? Me neither.” I wrote about comedians having to toe the fine line of societal taste and bombastic disregard, the ones who succeed, and the ones who complain when they fail. @eskor.johnson/the-comedians-are-out-of-control-d83cbde134c5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@eskor.johnson…

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Hi all, I wrote about why I think “People of Color” is an awful term here on Medium: @eskor.johnson/against-people-of-color-bdd2ba17fed" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@eskor.johnson… Happy #JuneTeenth!

Great now do the whole system

Here’s my statement on today’s violence at the Capitol.

Weekends are just two Sundays now

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