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Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien

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“Elizabeth Acevedo Wants Young Women of Color to Be Represented Tenderly and with Love”

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by Wadzanai Mhute for Oprah Daily “They call them wild curls I call them breathing Ancestors spiraling” Watch Elizabeth read from her visual poem “Inheritance” here.

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Adult Novel Coming

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“This novel has been humming underneath my skin for close to a decade and I’m delighted to share it with the world. Of all the places that could have helped usher it into being, it feels auspicious the manuscript landed … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Acevedo is Writing the Stories Black-Latinx Diaspora Deserves

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Listen below to Liz and Natasha S. Alford’s conversation.

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The Unflinching Honesty in Elizabeth Acevedo’s ‘Clap When You Land’

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By Edwin De La Cruz Listen to Liz and Edwin De La Cruz discuss Clap When You Land, how to heal and forgive, and the lyrical, auditory aspects of writing in verse.  You can find the full audio and transcript here.

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