Nat'l Endow f/t Arts Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Nat'l Endow f/t Arts

Next week on the pod, Bushra Rehman (@WriterBushra) discusses her novel Roses in the Mouth of a Lion, which is loosely based on her own childhood growing up in a tightly-knit Pakistani American community in Queens. Check out this first listen: https://t.co/fEV6sLIUSV https://t.co/Xl5bcXO3Oz

Nat'l Endow f/t Arts

NEW! On the Art Works podcast #NEALitFellow Melissa Range talks about her collection, Scriptorium, followed by Tracy K. Smith on her collection, Wade in the Water. Both books wrestle with ideas of voice, authority + history. http://go.usa.gov/xuYSk #NationalPoetryMonth https://t.co/uNvi1C6TNs

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Vanessa Hua’s novel, A River of Stars, started as short fiction, but as she said on the Art Works podcast, "There was something about this short story that I kept wondering, 'What happens next?'" Here's more from Hua on curiosity & her work: https://t.co/2W4sxdPR2k

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Novelist and #NEALitFellow Peng Shepherd is joining us on next week's podcast to discuss her speculative mystery "The Cartographers" and the challenges of writing “the second book.” Can't wait to listen? Check out this sneak peek: https://go.usa.gov/xudFa #AANHPIHeritageMonth https://t.co/nzyupc4UGo

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Next week’s podcast will go behind the scenes with two members of @ArenaStage’s creative team to get their insights & experiences working on the revival of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America”! Here's a sneak peek: https://t.co/388rSosUbl https://t.co/WNbu4BHgqz

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Aidyn is in 11th grade at Fountain Valley School of Colorado. Her favorite book is Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar, and she’d love to have the superpower to never need to sleep. #POL21

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In 2000, this @NEAarts Jazz Master released Dusk, a song cycle loosely based on Jean Toomer's 1923 book Cane. Any guesses? Find the answer here: https://t.co/yl8yGXbCwx #NEAJazzMasters40 https://t.co/qHmkmeOn5V

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“I kind of wrote myself into existence.” @NEAarts Lit Fellow Joy Ladin’s memoir Through the Door of Life: A Jewish Journey Between Genders is the moving story of Ladin’s transition & how it affected her faith + faith community. Here’s her story: https://t.co/KCGllp8PQG #JAHM https://t.co/0Poq4ZdMgM

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We are thrilled to see a few #NEALitFellows among this year's #NBAwards finalists! Gayl Jones's “The Birdcatcher” is a finalist for fiction. Sharon Olds' “Balladz” & Roger Reeves' “Best Barbarian” are nominated for poetry. Congratulations all! 🎉👏🥳 https://t.co/3FtlzH9i48

Nat'l Endow f/t Arts

We are thrilled to see a few #NEALitFellows among this year's #NBAwards finalists! Gayl Jones's “The Birdcatcher” is a finalist for fiction. Sharon Olds' “Balladz” & Roger Reeves' “Best Barbarian” are nominated for poetry. Congratulations all! 🎉👏🥳 https://t.co/3FtlzH9i48