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Category: Helen Oyeyemi

Helen Oyeyemi’s K-Drama List

May 5, 2017

Ever since Helen Oyeyemi gave her panoramic talk, “Shine or Go Crazy,” about Korean television dramas on April 25th, we’ve been wanting to binge-watch this distinctive genre with all its unlikely twists and turns, imaginative narratives, and soapy addictiveness. Some of you must feel the same, as we’ve gotten audience requests for a complete list of all the […]

“Falling Angel,” by WITS Student Aaliyah Sayre

April 25, 2017

Falling Angel My father stands by my side listing rule after rule after rule. I roll my eyes and shun his words of caution as he straps on my wings. The wings are big and white. I secretly threaded a raven feather for luck. I look toward the blazing sun and spread my wings and […]

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WITS Student Zia Agarwala wrote a poem called “Words to Remember” while attending Hamilton International Middle School with WITS Writer-in-Residence Sara Brickman. Last night Zia her beautiful poem to open for Billie Jean King. Read it on the SAL/ON blog: http://ow.ly/170b50Gc6bo

"Doerr’s excited by the prospect of speaking to a live audience when he comes to Seattle; it’s something he hasn’t done since February 2020. “I’m pretty sure I’ll cry,” he said, laughing." We're with you, Tony. Get your tissues, everyone!

https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/pulitzer-winner-anthony-doerr-discusses-his-new-novel-the-timeless-power-of-books-and-more/

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On 9/28, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Anthony Doerr returns to SAL to talk about "Cloud Cuckoo Land," a novel about children on the cusp of adulthood searching for hope in a broken world. #SALDoerr
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