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Writing workshop with Jason Reynolds
Why We Write
English - April 21, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 70.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsBooks Arts Education writing authors university books literature interview lesley university higher education mfa creative writing Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 'My City of Dreams' explores a family torn apart by the Holocaust
Next Episode: Sit Down and Write
Best-selling young adult author Jason Reynolds dissects some of his favorite passages to uncover the keys to writing a powerful narrative.
Works discussed in this episode:
Long Way Down by Jason ReynoldsLook Both Ways by Jason ReynoldsStamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. KendiBeloved by Toni MorrisonNickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadI saw Emmett Till this week at the grocery store by Eve L. EwingWhen You Learn the Alphabet by Kendra AllenGirl by Jamaica KincaidFences (2016) [film]Black Enough by Jason ReynoldsRead more about Jason Reynolds, listen to our interview with him and more on our episode page.