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ZZ Packer

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United States
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Covers:  Books, Literature, Narrative, Voice in Fiction, Race, Reconstruction, Breonna Taylor, Louisville, KY, the Buffalo Soldiers
Author of Drinking Coffee Elsewhere. Guggenheim, National Book Award 5 Under 35, PEN, NEA, @NewYorker @NYTMag @WME @VanderbiltU #1619Project #BreonnaTaylor
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Penguin Random House To Publish "The 1619 Project" | The New York Times Company

Penguin Random House To Publish "The 1619 Project" | The New York Times Company

Penguin Random House is thrilled to announce November 16, 2021 as the publication date for THE 1619 PROJECT: …

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New Yorker Classics

New Yorker Classics

The short-story writer and journalist ZZ Packer renders the complexities of history with skill and poignancy.…

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Brownies

Brownies

Brownies ZZ Packer2003 "Brownies" is a story by ZZ Packer, a young African American writer. It appears in Pac…

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What Happens to a Professor When His Theory of Anti-Racism Goes Mainstream?

What Happens to a Professor When His Theory of Anti-Racism Goes Mainstream?

Ibram X. Kendi's 'How To Be An Antiracist' has been parked at the top of the bestseller list for most of the …

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Plotting her return

Plotting her return

As the saying goes, "From those to whom much is given, much is expected." For more than a decade, much has be…

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From Matthew Klam to ZZ Packer: Some writers are worth the wait

From Matthew Klam to ZZ Packer: Some writers are worth the wait

For 17 years, I waited and wondered when Matthew Klam would publish another book. "Sam the Cat," a collection…

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In Conversation - ZZ Packer

In Conversation - ZZ Packer

Acclaimed author ZZ Packer has received a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer's Award, a Whiting Award, and a Guggen…

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Learn more about ZZ Packer's writing, published books, and more #readingblack

Learn more about ZZ Packer's writing, published books, and more #readingblack

Named one of the writers to watch in Book magazine's special "Newcomers" issue, ZZ Packer earned a B.A. from …

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ZZ Packer - National Book Foundation

ZZ Packer - National Book Foundation

ZZ Packer was born in Chicago and raised in Atlanta and Louisville. She attended Yale University and the Writ…

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1619 Books

1619 Books

Additional contributors of THE 1619 PROJECT: A New Origin Story , include Michelle Alexander, Leslie Alexande…

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A New Literary Timeline of African-American History (Published 2019)

A New Literary Timeline of African-American History (Published 2019)

Clint Smith is a doctoral candidate at Harvard University and the author of the poetry collection "Counting D…

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ZZ Packer

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Kentucky Author Forum Presents > KET

Kentucky Author Forum Presents > KET

The University of Louisville's Kentucky Author Forum is a non-profit, nationally recognized literary event. F…

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43 of the Most Iconic Short Stories in the English Language

43 of the Most Iconic Short Stories in the English Language

Last year, I put together this list of the most iconic poems in the English language; it's high time to do th…

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Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

An unusual, witty anthology of love stories selected by Ali Smith, Kasia Boddy and Sarah Wood. Love means nev…

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Lit Hub Recommends: Earthlings, ZZ Packer, and Bob's Burgers

Lit Hub Recommends: Earthlings, ZZ Packer, and Bob's Burgers

This month I'm recommending the surprisingly delightful Apple TV series Ted Lasso as a post-election palate-c…

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ZZ Packer

ZZ Packer

Our series of subject-based handbooks (PDF format; $4.99 each) provide information and advice from authors, l…

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135. SHORT STORY MONDAY: Dayward by ZZ Packer

135. SHORT STORY MONDAY: Dayward by ZZ Packer

ZZ Packer's Dayward is set in the period when the emancipation law has been passed and blacks in America were…

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ZZ Packer's Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by Victoria Ludwin - BOMB Magazine

ZZ Packer's Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by Victoria Ludwin - BOMB Magazine

The desire for escape floods ZZ Packer's debut collection of stories, carrying the narrative and seeping into…

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Sarah Cooper Doesn't Mimic Trump. She Exposes Him. (Published 2020)

Sarah Cooper Doesn't Mimic Trump. She Exposes Him. (Published 2020)

Screenland When Sarah Cooper lip-syncs Donald Trump's news conferences, there's no lectern or presidential se…

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News of an 'Outrage' Used to Mean Something Very, Very Different (Published 2018)

News of an 'Outrage' Used to Mean Something Very, Very Different (Published 2018)

First Words News celibacy is real. Everyone knows that if you don't set limits, you'll find yourself distract…

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ZZ Packer Reads Lesley Nneka Arimah | The New Yorker: Fiction | WNYC

ZZ Packer Reads Lesley Nneka Arimah | The New Yorker: Fiction | WNYC

The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Who Will Greet You at Home," by Lesley Nneka Arimah, f…

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Best Books 2021: Books We Love

Best Books 2021: Books We Love

Here are 360+ great reads from 2021 handpicked just for you by NPR staff and trusted critics.

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A Full Audiobook Cast Brings The New York Times Bestselling THE 1619 PROJECT to Life

A Full Audiobook Cast Brings The New York Times Bestselling THE 1619 PROJECT to Life

A Full Audiobook Cast Brings The New York Times Bestselling THE 1619 PROJECT to Life The New York Times Magaz…

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