December 20, 2012 by - 4 Comments

Best Books of 2012

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BEST BOOKS OF 2012
by Clarence V. Reynolds
Freelance editor Clarence V. Reynolds reads thousands of books every year. Mosaic Literary Magazine asked him to whittle that list down to the best of the year. After much discussion here’s his list of nine stellar titles.

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July 18, 2012 by - 1 Comment

Junot Diaz ‘This Is How You Lose Her:’ WSJ

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Junot Diaz’s new book, This Is How You Lose Her, is coming out in September, but he says it feels like “selling a movie out of competition” because it’s a short-story collection and not, as most people seem to ask of him, his next novel. Continue reading →

July 11, 2012 by - 0 comments

The Millions: The Great Second-Half 2012 Book Preview

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The Great Second-Half 2012 Book Preview

2012 has already been a rich year for books, with new novels from Toni Morrison, Richard Ford, and Hilary Mantel and essay collections from Marilynn Robinson and Jonathan Franzen, to name just a fraction of what we’ve featured, raved about, chewed on, and puzzled over so far. Continue reading →

February 26, 2012 by - 0 comments

Down These Mean Streets: A Piri Thomas Celebration

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What does it mean to be Black, Puerto Rican, and marginalized, all within your small neighborhood, within your family? In 1967, Piri Thomas’s seminal memoir “Down These Mean Streets” chronicled his life –a young man living a hard life in the streets of El Barrio, Spanish Harlem. The book would go on to become required reading for anyone trying to find a way out, or a way in. Continue reading →

May 7, 2009 by - 0 comments

Issue 24

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Issue 24
05/2009

The New Black Memoir: An Interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates
A New ‘Toon: Robert Truillo on graphic artist Dawud Anyabwile
Every Woman: An Interview with Goretti Kyomuhendo Continue reading →