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In the Heights, Junot Díaz Speaks to an Audience That ‘Islandborn’ Was Written For

Matthew Ismael Ruiz — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 21:05:09 +0000

From the stage at the United Palace in Manhattan, Junot Díaz pondered his fame. He’d just been asked by a young child what it’s like to be famous, and he was trying to explain the relative anonymity afforded to even the most famous writers. “If I was a bachatero, then I’d be famous,” he explained,

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Junot Díaz on Immigrant Communities: “Our Legacy Is That We Overcome Monsters”

Yara Simón — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 21:23:33 +0000

Junot Díaz is one of the literary world’s most important voices. Through his words, he’s documented life for the Dominican diaspora in the United States. It’s certainly not surprising that his latest book, Islandborn – his first foray into children’s literature that follows an Afro-Latina girl – is also rich and nuanced. In a conversation with

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Junot Díaz on Lack of Diversity in Books: ‘Islandborn’ “An Attempt to Do Something About It”

Remezcla Estaff — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 19:11:16 +0000

Through his books, Junot Díaz has given many of us literary figures that capture our experiences. With his latest and first children’s book, Islandborn, he’s not only fulfilling a promise he made to his goddaughters two decades ago, he’s also helping to fill a void that has long existed. When Junot arrived to the United

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From Junot Díaz to Eve L. Ewing: Poet Elizabeth Acevedo Shares What She’s Reading

Alejandra Oliva — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 12:30:38 +0000

Poet and novelist Elizabeth Acevedo has been well known on the slam poetry circuit for years. Her poems cover subjects like colonialism, spirituality, feminism, and Afro-Latinidad, and pull from a variety of inspirations. This spring, Acevedo is reaching a whole new audience with her words: Her debut YA novel, The Poet X, is hitting shelves

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