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@BellCV You’re welcome. I’m half way through Erasure now. Just finished the detailed pafology chapters. Oof, happy to have those chapters behind me!

@NewBlackMan @cordjefferson Agree. Just saw it with my husband and high schooler. We loved it and what fun deconstructing it on the ride home. Now we must read the book! #AmericanFiction

I went to a screening of #AmericanFiction last night at AMC Magic Johnson Harlem. @cordjefferson did a smart and funny (gut-bucket laughter at times) adaptation of Percival Everett's Erasure. It's still in limited release, goes wide in Jan, but go see and talk about this film.

Watch the new trailer for what critics are calling “the Best Picture of the Year!” #AmericanFiction is now playing in select theaters. Additional cities opening this Friday.

@BellCV Happy to find your piece after watching the film today. I loved it. I’m so eager to now read “Erasure.” #AmericanFiction

My inaugural spoken word piece as Berkeley’s poet laureate on Black/Palestinian/Jewish solidarity. With song lyrics from @devamahal+Stevie Wonder. Still photo below. Full video on IG… Huge thanks to @shailjapatel+Penny Rosenwasser for editing+support instagram.com/reel/C0kXWyIvJ…

Congrats to @AyadeLeon for being named Berkeley's 2nd-ever poet laureate! Story here @berkeleyside buff.ly/3Rqu3k9 Aya's been doing incredible work forever and has been a part of countless Litquakes. Here's Aya's 2021 event for Litquake Out Loud: buff.ly/3NuA126

“Artists lead in many powerful ways that are sometimes not visible and acknowledged, so it’s deeply honoring and humbling to get to be a voice in the community and for the community but within the arts.”So cool! Congratulations @AyadeLeon! #poetlaureate berkeleyside.org/2023/12/13/aya…

Spreading the word in the Rust Belt. (Thanks, @ABerzanskis.)

Nonfiction writers: @graywolfpress's Nonfiction Prize will open for submissions in Feb. 2024! Learn more here and get ready to submit: buff.ly/48fI0rM

@dalmatiancore 😂

we three kings

@VinesMatthew Great to read your thoughtful email today. When I heard this news, I wondered what you thought and now I know.

Remarkable news today. Francis's posture toward gay Catholics has long been a welcome change, but this is the most concrete step forward he's yet taken—and it is a significant one. Thank you, Pope Francis!

@taffyakner Wow, this was an incredibly informative and moving listen. Thank you. I came way from this understanding some things about #TaylorSwift and her art that I really didn’t appreciate before listening to this. A surprise gift.

Honey I rose up from the dead. I do it all the time!

@KQEDForum @odsyworkshop @yinakim @TheCrucible Alexis’ introduction to this show today was so delightful!

🎙️ ON AIR: We're speaking w/@odsyworkshop's @yinakim, @TheCrucible's Jolie Karno, Mira Flores's Sam Saavedra, and MUD WITCH's Vivana Matsuda about the world of crafts. ❓What are your favorite places to find local made crafts? 📻 Listen: kqed.org/forum/20101018…

@dan_sinykin @TheTLS @lithub You’re so welcome!

@dan_sinykin @TheTLS Ever since I read your essay in @lithub, last month maybe? This book has been on my mind. This week my local librarian explained the few copies regionally are out. And there’s a wait list! Congrats. I’ve got a few books ahead of this one and hope to read it in the new year.

Black Artistry. Literary Excellence. Delectable Breakfast. Join us for the 1st Roundtable Writer’s Breakfast of 2024 featuring Maryemma Graham. TICKETS & INFO: Call TBAAL – 214.743.2400 Visit tbaal.org or ticketmaster.com #dallasthingstodo

This is a bit of a niche request, but I'm looking for 2024 books *about* books, writers, publishing, etc. for a story I'm working on. Could be biographies, histories, essays, even novels featuring real literary figures as characters.

“Things come and go, emotions come and go. The important thing is to accept them all.” - Kobe Bryant