Victoria Chang on the Self and Its Many Deaths

For the next installation in our interview series with contemporary poets, Peter Mishler corresponded with Victoria Chang. Victoria Chang’s books include OBIT (April 2020), Barbie Chang, The Boss, Salvinia Molesta, and Circle. Her children’s picture book, Is Mommy?, was illustrated by Marla Frazee and published by Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster. It was named a […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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Having more choices doesn’t enhance our freedom and well-being on an individual or societal level. Sophia Rosenfeld is the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History and Chair of the History Department at the University of Pennsylvania. Her previous books include the award-winning title Common... Continue reading at Fast Company

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Book Deals: Week of February 17, 2025

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3 Picture Book Biographies About Black Changemakers

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Religion Book Deals: January 22, 2025

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Finding the Strangeness in the Everyday: A Conversation With Srikanth Reddy

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