KRYS LEE
A Language Is a Window: An Interview with Krys Lee [Words Without Borders]
Unadorned and Free: An Interview with Issue 07 Contributor Naomi Extra [Apogee]
Interviews with Camille Rankine, Ocean Vuong, Saeed Jones, Wendy Xu, and others [Dive Dapper]
WHAT WE’RE READING
On The Politics of Europe’s New Literary Stars [LitHub]
The Poet Kevin Young Is Named New Director of Schomburg Center [The New York Times]
Oprah’s book club pick: ‘The Underground Railroad,’ by Colson Whitehead [The Washington Post]
Starz Developing ‘Pussy Valley’ Series From Playwright Katori Hall [Shadow and Act]
Writer James Alan McPherson, Winner Of Pulitzer, MacArthur And Guggenheim, Dies At 72 [NPR]
Exploring the books of #BlackLivesMatter [Melville House]
THINGS TO DO
Well Read Black Girl: Book Club Brunch [August 14, at 1pm]
Yaa Gyasi presents "Homegoing" at Greenlight Bookstore [August 18 at 7:30pm]
Cave Canem and Belladonna* Books at Bryant Park [August 23, at 7pm]