Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Colson Whitehead on 60 MINUTES This Sunday
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead will be interviewed on 60 Minutes this Sunday, February 28 at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. Whitehead was awarded Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction for his novels The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, making him the only author to have received this award for two consecutive works. In his interview with 60 Minutes, Whitehead will discuss the Black experience throughout history and his own “existential terror” of being descended from slaves.
Akwaeki Emezi Announces Upcoming Romance Novel
Akwaeki Emezi, author of Freshwater, Pet, and The Death of Vivek Oji, will be making their romance novel debut with a new book coming in 2022. The Nigerian author announced that their romance novel, entitled You Made A Fool of Death with Your Beauty, will be published under Atria books in 2022.
Rock Band Blondie Coming Out With New Graphic Novel
New-wave rock band Blondie has announced that they will be coming out with a new graphic novel chronicling the band’s rise in the New York art and fashion world. The graphic novel, Against the Odds, is a collaboration with Z2 Comics, illustrated by John McCrea and co-written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti. Against the Odds is slated for a Fall 2021 release.
Joziah Jason: A Kid Reader and Podcaster on a Mission
Joziah Jason, a 10-year-old avid reader, has launched a podcast called R.E.A.D. Books with Joziah. Joziah’s goal is to share his love of reading with the wider community. There are currently three episodes available.