Race Sidekick No More: Writing Asian Superheroes and the Challenges of Representation
On the author's childhood ambivalence for Jubilee and her anxiety when it comes to creating her own Asian American characters.
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Books Women Writers You Should Know: Alice Dunbar-Nelson
An ongoing series by Anne Boyd Rioux on women writers in danger of being forgotten.
Books Women Writers You Should Know: Constance Fenimore Woolson
The first in Anne Boyd Rioux's series on women writers in danger of being forgotten.
Books “Readers are willing to follow writers into risky territory”: Alexander Chee on Writing and The Queen of the Night
Alexander Chee chats with The Toast about researching and writing his new novel, THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHT.
Books Eight Classic Female Bildungsromane You Should Know About If You Don’t Already
Anne Boyd Rioux on the importance of the female bildungsroman and eight classic examples from the genre.
Books I Wrote the Accent: A Black Writer Considers “Urban Romance”
"I want to create thoughtful work about being Black, as I experience it. I specifically want to do this for the girls like me."
Books “I’ve always inhaled Chosen One stories”: Rainbow Rowell on Fantasy, Love, and Carry On
Rainbow Rowell chats with The Toast about her new book, CARRY ON.
Books The Meaning of Literary Pilgrimages
Allison O'Toole on the meaningful relationship between beloved works of literature and the real, physical spaces readers visit on literary pilgrimages.
Meta Maya Angelou Has Died
A Maya Angelou open thread.
