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
…Vesper Flights, which catalogues innumerable examples of the complicated, sometimes surreal ways in which humans and animals must attempt share the same world. Unforgettable images arise from these accounts: a…
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
…Books of Chapel Hill. It was an unusual title for their list, so she was taking a chance with this kind of “ethnic literature,” which had always been considered sociological.…
A 14-year-old makes a difficult journey of self-discovery
…Khalid’s death, and King’s understanding and acceptance of himself. Photo: Ashley Cain Shortly before he died, Khalid, perhaps intuiting that his little brother had questions about his own sexual orientation,…
