Letters to a Writer of Color

Letters to a Writer of ColorBy: A vital collection of essays on the power of literature and the craft of writing from an international array of writers of color, sharing the experiences, cultural traditions, and convictions that have shaped them and their work Electric essays that speak to the experience of writing from the periphery . . . a guide, a comfort, and a call all at once.Laila Lalami, author of Conditional Citizens Filled with empathy and wisdom, instruction and

Will Piggie be in his dreams

Impress your friends and teachers with these facts and more in The Truth About Elephants

after being marooned for months and facing starvation

but what he ultimately discovers changes his life

Try Thai jungle curry

“House of Echoes is one of those stories where you know something bad is going to happen

By: Elizabeth Strout     NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Olive Kitteridge and My Name is Lucy Barton explores the mysteries of marriage and the secrets we keep

One group of thrillseekers determines to find the most terrifying place in the world—an abandoned medieval fortress-turned-insane asylum fills the bill

Cece asks one of life’s most pressing questions: Do dogs eat vegetables

[Her] meticulous storytelling announces a writer in command of her gifts

guides them with ease

from their wildlife to their geography and history