Rep. John Lewis’s Life Story Continues in ‘Run: Book One’

'Run: Book One', a posthumous work by the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, is the continuation of his National Book Award-winning graphic memoir The March trilogy. The book will be published by Abrams ComicArts in August 2021. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]

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John Lewis’s final meditations on activism, spirituality, politics and love

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“What would it mean to make caring for others into an explicitly public priority?” Reading Sigrid Nunez’s What Are You Going Through amid a national mental health crisis. | Public Books John Lewis’ posthumous graphic memoir Run: Book One, is coming this summer. | The Washington Post  UCLA’s... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Rep. John Lewis’s Life Story Continues in ‘Run: Book One’

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Comedian and writer Merrill Markoe dug deep into her childhood musings to explore memory

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Fairfax County, Va., changes high school’s name from Robert E. Lee to John Lewis

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