The critically lauded US author turns his hand to children’s books with a fortuitously timed tale of immigrant experience—and keeps a decades-old promise as a result. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite the allegations of harassment against Junot Díaz, most booksellers have opted to continuing selling his books, while acknowledging they are troubled by the growing number of authors who have been accused of sexual misconduct. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Early last month Junot Díaz nearly caused a riot when hundreds of fans descended on the Union Square Barnes & Noble in New York City to hear the author read from his latest, This Is How You Lose Her. But, to put it mildly, not every author is Junot Díaz, and getting a crowd to hear you read... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Junot Díaz, who was recently named a MacArthur "Genius" Fellow, is among the National Book Awards fiction finalists for his short-story collection, "This Is How You Lose Her." Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]