In The New Yorker, Talbot delves into why the former Trump campaign manager’s addition to CNN is “a special case.”

"Although these are deeply personal losses, Vuong’s pitch-perfect approach, through the legacy of war and forced displacement, shows us why we can’t afford to let him remember them alone," the magazine writes, praising Vuong’s use of rhetoric. 

“We’re thrilled to honor both the visionary artistry and activism of Danai Gurira,” said Teresa Eyring, Executive Director of TCG. Gurira's play Eclipsed was nominated for a 2016 Tony Award.

Oprah has chosen Whitehead’s latest novel for her Book Club, urging readers to “get it, then get another copy for someone you know.” 

To honor the late playwright, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy has dedicated a city park in his name, which will feature literary readings and neighborhood festivals, and is decorated with quotes from Wilson.

Jess expands on the making of the fold-outs and perforated pages in his latest collection, and how, with Olio, he has “endeavored to create a performance mainly for my own edification.”

Webster reflects on her recent win of a 2017 Idaho Commission on the Arts Fellowship and why “wilderness has an aspect of holiness to me.”

Jackson discusses the gentrification of Portland and why, when it came to writing The Residue Years, "fiction gave me the leeway to get at a deeper truth than what was in the facts." 

In The New Yorker, Talbot muses on what she deems “Bernie Sanders’s most admirable characteristic”: his integrity.