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Cristina Rivera Garza’s Autobiography of Cotton, Yi-Ling Liu’s The Wall Dancers, and Sarah Bruni’s Mass Mothering all feature among the best reviewed books of the week. | Book Marks
“Nothing compared to Vietnam when showcasing Black bravery, strength, and even political expression in the war zones of Southeast Asia.” Wil Haygood recountsthe experiences of Black Vietnam veterans. | Lit HubHistory
“The sound of hooves beating on the sandy ground comes first. Then the breathing, strained and short-winded. Panting. A snort.” Read fromCristina Rivera Garza’s novelAutobiography of Cotton, translated by Christina MacSweeney. | Lit HubFiction
THE DHARMA OF JAMES BALDWIN AND AUDRE LORDE
The Fire Inside explores the writings of Audre Lorde and James Baldwin through a Dharmic lens, revealing how two of America’s greatest literary voices reflect—and expand—Buddhism’s most timeless truths toward justice and liberation.
“Morrison makes no bones about making jest of incest, lynching, murder, even infanticide in many of her works.”On the humor of Toni Morrison.| New York Review of Books
“Our lack of knowledge about Shakespeare as a man, and our distance from his world, make it easier for us to fill his spaces with our own imaginings.” On the Bard’s endlesscycle of death and rebirth. | The Baffler
Harris Solomon talks to Edna Bonhomme, author of A History of the World in Six Plagues, aboutthe history and future of health. | Public Books
SUMMER CREATIVE WRITING INSTITUTE
Let Paris inspire you this summer and come join us at AUP’s Summer Creative Writing Institute. With workshops on poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, students can work deeply on issues of craft, all while enjoying the City of Light.
