Nikole Hannah-Jones

Nikole Hannah-Jones is an investigative journalist who writes for The New York Times Magazine about racial inequality. She received the Pulitzer Prize in 2020 for commentary for her essay in “The 1619 Project,” a special edition of the magazine that traces the influence of slavery in the United States.  “At …

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Ann Patchett

Most people know Ann Patchett for her fourth book, Bel Canto, an award-winning novel about a hostage situation at a presidential palace in Latin America.  What no one knows about Ann Patchett, aside from me, is that she’s my literary crush.  A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the Iowa …

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