Two books of Afrofuturist fiction envision Black possibility and protest
…him. He must choose between honoring their horrific deaths and the profitable sale of their land. In this new and rebellious epoch of Afrofuturist literature, Black creatives are writing time…
SunAh M Laybourn on her new book exploring Korean adoptee identity
“Although I am a Korean adoptee, my entry into the Korean adoptee community did not begin until this project,” SunAh M Laybourn writes in the acknowledgments to Out of Place:…
Percival Everett’s James builds a new story from an old one
Wherever you are in the world, you can be sure of two things: There is oxygen, and Percival Everett is at work on another book. Everett’s oeuvre includes more than…
In Edgar Kunz’s Fixer, plain language makes way for depth of meaning
…of poetry, Fixer. Photo: Ariana Mygatt Kunz, who received an M.F.A. from Vanderbilt, is also author of Tap Out, named a New & Noteworthy book by the New York Times…
Jessica Young’s Two Homes, One Heart takes on kids’ experience of divorce
…the uncertainty and possibility experienced when a family separates: “Two parents, one me. Are we still a family? Whole world turned around. Something lost, something found.” With lyrical writing, Young…
Claire Jiménez’s debut novel explores the impact of a family tragedy
…readers, agents, editors. Here, too, is the author’s thanks to friends and loved ones, with the last words usually considered the place of highest honor. Consider then how Vanderbilt M.F.A.…
