# Edwidge Danticat

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Ep. 441 Finding Healthy Heat with Priya Parker

Today on The Stacks, we’re joined by facilitator, strategic advisor, and best-selling author, Priya Parker to talk about her new book, The Art of Fighting: The Transformative Power of Conflict. In this book, Priya draws on research and her personal experience as a conflict facilitator to explore ...

Author Edwidge Danticat examines what it means to live after trauma in 'Dèy'

In December of 2017, Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat was a mall in south Florida when a loud gunshot broke through the holiday shopping chatter. Believing that a mass shooting was underway, Danticat ran with her fellow shoppers in utter terror. Eventually, she learned the shooting was a ...

Ep. 442 I Put My Readers Through the Ringer with Marlon James

Today on The Stacks, we’re joined by Booker Prize–winning novelist Marlon James to talk about his newest book, The Disappearers. This novel follows a brutal attack on eight gay actors in 1980s Jamaica and the ways it impacts each of the victims. We chat about how he infuses his books with pop cu ...

10 National Book Award Nominees You Need to Know | Literary Fiction Longlist

This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This post was an original Subtack Live that aired on September 18, 2026. Awards season has landed — and the 2026 National Book Award (NBA) fiction longlist is stacked. Deedi Reads joins the pod ...

Edwidge Danticat - Dèy

Edwidge Danticat has long explored Haiti, family, memory, and the meaning of home. Her new novel,'Dèy,' follows a Haitian American woman who survives a mass shooting and keeps it secret, confronting trauma, grief, motherhood, and survival.Edwidge Danticat on this week’s Book Show.

Ep. 443 The Dark Underside of America with Kai Bird

Today on The Stacks, we’re joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, journalist, and author Kai Bird to discuss his new book, American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump. This book explores the life of high-powered lawyer and fixer, Roy Cohn, and how his cont ...

Everything Inside Audiobook by Edwidge Danticat

Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: Everything InsideCategories: Collection, Female Protagonist, Fiction, Short StoryAuthor: Edwidge DanticatNarrator: Robin MilesPublisher: riverrunRelease date: 11-12-2020Language: EnglishSummary:From the internationally acclaim ...

261. 52 Writing Prompts: Inspiration for Writers featuring Suzanne Roberts

Suzanne Roberts joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about why writing prompts are so powerful, images that haunt us, avoiding revenge prose, revising to create a rounded character, writing our truth, getting better at dialogue, how to navigate AI, the joy of creating something from start ...

Ep. 444 Brother, I’m Dying by Edwidge Danticat — The Stacks Book Club (Natalie Green)

It’s The Stacks Book Club day, and Natalie Green, Director of Programs and Partnerships at The National Book Foundation, is back to discuss Edwidge Danticat’s critically acclaimed memoir, Brother, I’m Dying. This National Book Award finalist explores Danticat’s relationship with her two father f ...

Beyond the Weight Episode 3.15: It’s By Design

Today we hear all about Sandy’s recent girls’ outing to the Lip Lab in the Distillery District in Toronto. It sounds VERY cool. Then we get into a few of the books we’ve read recently. Finally, we learn that we’re both kind of “off” bananas, but we are both “on” the same fruit. Any guesses? (No ...