Ashleigh Bryant Phillips weaves a transcendent tapestry of stories in Sleepovers
Ashleigh Bryant Phillips’ debut story collection, Sleepovers, is set in the rural northeast corner of North Carolina where she was born and raised. Her characters display plainspoken charm and a…
Acclaimed children’s author Renée Watson talks about inspiration, collaboration, and activism
…the national conversation about racial injustices in America will change children’s book publishing for the better? Watson: I’m cautiously hopeful that change will come to children’s book publishing. Change ebbs…
Erica Wright takes a sympathetic look at serpents in Snake
…her family preparing for a camping trip (as a cat and a snake are in a standoff) before the piece turns its attention to the medicinal history of venom. The…
In Vesper Flights, Helen Macdonald explores the interconnectedness of humans and wildlife
…even to experienced falconers. This extraordinary exchange between human and animal changed Macdonald’s life and turned her into one of our most vital advocates for recognizing and respecting the points…
The Southern Wildlife Watcher surveys the region’s creatures
…wheedling call.” Divided into creatures of the air, land, and water, the collection is both personal and practical. Each of the 36 short essays describes the distinguishing marks of an…
Julia Alvarez talks with Chapter 16 about sisterhood, global community, and living by metaphor
…thing. It’s an internal thing too — to allow our many selves. You can be Latina and you can be an activist, and on the other hand you want your…
