Yaa Gyasi
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Deesha Philyaw
Deesha Philyaw
Steve Wiegenstein
Steve Wiegenstein
Danielle Evans
Danielle Evans
Brian Castleberry
Brian Castleberry
Robin Wasserman
Robin Wasserman
Rufi Thorpe
Rufi Thorpe
Matthew Salesses
Matthew Salesses
Bobbie Ann Mason
Bobbie Ann Mason
K-Ming Chang
K-Ming Chang
Airea D. Matthews
Airea D. Matthews
N.K. Jemisin
N.K. Jemisin
Tananarive Due
Tananarive Due
Sheree Renée Thomas
Sheree Renée Thomas
Maria Hinojosa
Maria Hinojosa
Jennifer Clement
Jennifer Clement
Luis Alberto Urrea
Luis Alberto Urrea
Hannah Allam
Hannah Allam
Susan Muaddi Darraj
Susan Muaddi Darraj
Osama Alomar
Osama Alomar
Laila Halaby
Laila Halaby
Elizabeth Hand
Elizabeth Hand
Mark Z. Danielewski
Mark Z. Danielewski
Brian Evenson
Brian Evenson
Dan Chaon
Dan Chaon
Scott McCloud
Scott McCloud
Ebony Flowers
Ebony Flowers
Gene Luen Yang
Gene Luen Yang
Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez
Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez
The Topeka School
The Topeka School by Ben Lerner
Sing to It
Sing to It by Amy Hempel
The Bird King
The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson
A People’s History of Heaven
A People’s History of Heaven by Mathangi Subramanian
Patsy
Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn
Douglas Stuart
Douglas Stuart
Min Jin Lee
Min Jin Lee
INTERSECTIONS
DATE | February 9, 2021 at 7:00 PM
LOCATION | Online Event
Intersections featured authors who have engaged with intersectional identities in their work. We were joined by novelists Tope Folarin, Min Jin Lee, and Douglas Stuart, as well as moderator and book critic Bethanne Patrick, for a complicated and challenging discussion of intersectionality in literature.
NOW AVAILABLE: The event recording and transcript.
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Angie Thomas
Reginald Dwayne Betts
Reginald Dwayne Betts
DaMaris B. Hill, PhD
DaMaris B. Hill, PhD
Luis J. Rodriguez
Luis J. Rodriguez
Amber Sparks
Amber Sparks
Carmen Maria Machado
Carmen Maria Machado
Kelly Link
Kelly Link
Lesley Nneka Arimah
Lesley Nneka Arimah
Isaac Fitzgerald
Isaac Fitzgerald
Esmé Weijun Wang
Esmé Weijun Wang
Zack McDermott
Zack McDermott
Ofelia Montelongo
Writer in Residence
Claude Olson
Literary Education Programs Assistant
Caroline Schreiber
Development Director
Sarah Silberman
Awards and Literary Programs Director
Gwydion Suilebhan
Executive Director
Lakita Wilson
Lisa Page Writing Workshops Fellow
Cristi Donoso Best
Writer in Residence
Faith Angel Campbell
Lisa Page Writing Workshops Fellow
Hugh Hunter
Writer in Residence
Lydia Davis
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Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Board Chair
LeVar Burton
PEN/FAULKNER LITERARY CHAMPION
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Katherine Boone
President
Willy Vlautin
Willy Vlautin
Richard Powers
Richard Powers
Ivelisse Rodriguez
Ivelisse Rodriguez
Blanche McCrary Boyd
Blanche McCrary Boyd
Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
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We Cast a Shadow
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Where Reasons End
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Amy Hempel
Amy Hempel
Ben Lerner
Ben Lerner
G. Willow Wilson
G. Willow Wilson
Mathangi Subramanian
Mathangi Subramanian
Maurice Carlos Ruffin
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Nicole Dennis-Benn
Nicole Dennis-Benn
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Peter Rock
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Yiyun Li
Yiyun Li
Lauren Francis-Sharma
First Vice President
Chloe Aridjis
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Bernice L. McFadden
Bernice L. McFadden
Alexi Zentner
Alexi Zentner
Tope Folarin
Vice President
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Mary Haft
Vice President
Jojo Ruf
Vice President
Willee Lewis
Vice President
Donna Hemans
Secretary
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Thomas Lloyd
Treasurer
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