Christina Hammonds-Reed and Jason Reynolds

First Draft Episode #265: Christina Hammonds-Reed and Jason
Reynolds

Christina Hammonds-Reed, debut author of The Black Kids, is in
conversation with 2020–2021 National Ambassador for Young
People’s Literature, Jason Reynolds, whose many books
include All American Boys (cowritten with Brendan Kiely
[listen to his First Draft interview here]), As Brave as
You, For Every One, the Track series, Look Both Ways, Stamped:
Racism, Anti-Racism, and You and Long Way Down, which
received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Coretta Scott
King Honor.


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You can hear my previous conversation with Jason here




I spoke with Morgan Jerkins, author of New York Times
bestselling essay collection This Will Be My Undoing, about
her recent history and memoir, Wandering in Strange Lands
(listen to her First Draft interview here)




Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give and On the Come Up




Nic Stone, author of Dear Martin and its sequel, Dear
Justyce, Odd One Out, Clean Getaway, and more (listen to her
First Draft interview here)




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