> Invest three minutes with 19-year-old poet Amanda Gorman, reading "The Gathering Place" at the Social Good Summit recently. She's the first official U.S. Youth Poet Laureate. You'll see why.
> I'm looking forward to reading Amy Tan's new memoir Where the Past Begins: Where the Past Begins, especially after enjoying this interview at Shondaland. (So many of the pieces in The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life, her 2004 essay collection (memoir in essays?), are ones I re-read frequently. Especially "Mother Tongue," which I teach from.)
> At Book Riot, Christine Ro explores "100 Must Read Books for the Socially Awkward".
> At LitHub, some of the best writing advice gleaned (and edited down) from 150 authors.
> At Book Riot, Christine Ro explores "100 Must Read Books for the Socially Awkward".
> Since I am (and so many author friends are) brainstorming future book marketing and publicity ideas -- and not that I have anything near her pull -- it's been interesting to see the #misfitsmanifesto posts on Twitter in celebration of Lidia Yuknavitch's new book of the same name.
> At LitHub, some of the best writing advice gleaned (and edited down) from 150 authors.
Have a great weekend!
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