Between Projects
On finishing a novel manuscript I’ve been working on for a year and a half, and having no idea what to write next.
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On Hopelessness and Donald Trump
Discussing my unpublished contemporary novel that sheds light on the rise of Donald Trump among the white working class in the U.S.
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Is This Novel Necessary?
A defense of literary fiction to challenge the notion that books are only necessary if they are bestsellers.
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A Poisoned Pipeline
Michigan governor Rick Snyder won’t go to jail for the poisoned water, but thousands of children in Flint might. And this is why we need Black Lives Matter.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
