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Oprah’s Book Club Author Jarvis Jay Masters on How Writing Has Given Him Freedom and Power
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWriting as a Form of Power and FreedomPict Rider/Getty Images I remember that hot summer day, when I...
National Book Awards: See all the winners, including Justin Torres, Ned Blackhawk
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNEW YORK — Justin Torres’ novel “Blackouts,” a daring and illustrated narrative that blends history...
A message to elected leaders: Putting books on the chopping block is not acceptable
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 12 months agoIt was once quite difficult to do, but our current culture welcomes anger and allows its attacks to...
Why Oprah is fighting to free a man from death row
Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter more than 30 years on death row for a crime he says he didn’t commit, California inmate Jarvis Jay Masters finally has a chance to be free, thanks...
After 2-year delay, Westcoast Black Theatre starts new year with ‘Flyin’ West’
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDirector Chuck Smith isn’t complaining that COVID forced a two-year delay in Westcoast Black Theatre...
Elizabeth Strout, Leila Mottley up for Booker fiction prize
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBest-selling American writers Karen Joy Fowler, Elizabeth Strout and Leila Mottley are among 13 authors in the running for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction. Fowler’s novel about Abraham ...
'I have a lot of time': Oakland poet-novelist phenom Leila Mottley, 19, has just begun
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLeila Mottley, 2018 Oakland youth poet laureate, has just published her debut novel,...
Traveler's Story: Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas is Here — And Here are 5 Things For You To...
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIf there’s one thing Royal Caribbean is going to do, it’s keep the cruise game on lock. As Travel...
Why So Many Workout Classes Feel Spiritual Now
Outside via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn an excerpt from her new book, "The Gospel of Wellness," Rina Raphael explains the broader cultural shift that's made some fitness classes feel like...
Loons mad at referee, but Adrian Heath, Michael Boxall set for suspensions
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo Sports· 10 months agoAllianz Field on Saturday resembled that famous “Oprah” episode, except instead of giving away cars, cards were being handed out left and right. “You get a card! And you get a card!” MLS referee ...
