Let me know what you think of the pieces. So far from what I've heard,  Aspen, Gisselle, Alex and Lavanya have been contacted by agents and book editors. "The Reckoning," the first piece Kenan ever wrote, was the NYT Magazine and Best American...

I would rather  talk about some beautiful specific essays my students have published in the New York Times,  instead of perpetuating  bizarre misreadings of my essay about my first assignment. Note that many of my students mention being young,...

I'm on book deadline now and have to read 15 memoirs for the NBCC awards (most of them very dramatic) but when I have time I'm going to link some of the great pieces. 

Thanks.  I wasn't implying you should pile on every bad thing that ever happened to you.  Please check out some of the 20 essays by my students  the New York Times published this year. They are pretty focused,  usually revolving around one...

   Thank you for the mention of my essay and  books! I actually love the controversy, which landed me on NPR this week and led to  hundreds of emails,  calls, tweets and facebook inquiries from strangers all over the country who want to take my...

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