Sophia Nguyen

Books Reporter at The Washington Post

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El Reino de la Tierra Feliz: la historia de la comunidad utópica de negros emancipados en el siglo XIX

1 week ago | infobae.com | Sophia Nguyen

Dolen Perkins-Valdez solía decir que nunca escribiría una historia que incluyera un teléfono móvil. Algunas personas pueden conectarse instantáneamente con el presente; ella se sentía mucho más conectada con el pasado. Sus tres primeras novelas exploraron diferentes períodos de la historia afroamericana, desde Ohio en la década de 1850 hasta Alabama en los años 70. “Cuando estoy en los archivos, siento una conexión. Es casi espiritual”, dijo. “Me envuelve.
Black Americans founded a utopian society. It lives on in a new novel.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Sophia Nguyen

Black Americans founded a utopian society. It lives on in a new novel. (washingtonpost.com) Black Americans founded a utopian society. It lives on in a new novel. By Sophia Nguyen 2025041315000000 Dolen Perkins-Valdez used to say she would never write a story with a cellphone in it. Some people can plug instantly into the current moment; she felt much more attuned to the past.
Smithsonian’s African American museum director Kevin Young resigns

2 weeks ago | phillytrib.com | Sophia Nguyen

Kevin Young, the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture since 2021, has stepped down. He announced his departure in a memo to museum staff, said Smithsonian spokesperson Linda St. Thomas, three weeks after the Smithsonian had announced internally that he was on indefinite personal leave. An award-winning writer who also serves as poetry editor at the New Yorker, Young succeeded founding director Lonnie G.
A marca de John Green é o otimismo. Agora ele está lutando contra o desespero: ‘Medo profundo’

2 weeks ago | estadao.com.br | Sophia Nguyen

Algumas pessoas têm cotovelo de tenista; John Green tem ombro de best-seller. Seu médico disse – sem brincadeira – que Green, 47 anos, estava desenvolvendo artrite por autografar tantos livros: uns 700 mil, ele calcula, nos últimos dez anos. Para seu último, Green assinou mais de 100 mil folhas de papel, para serem encadernadas em cópias da primeira impressão. Quando nos encontramos na parada de Washington de sua turnê, ele estava diante de... mais mil, talvez? “Vai ser moleza”, ele disse.
Director Kevin Young departs Smithsonian’s African American museum

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Sophia Nguyen

Kevin Young, the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture since 2021, has stepped down. He announced his departure in a memo to museum staff, said Smithsonian spokesperson Linda St. Thomas, three weeks after the Smithsonian had announced internally that he was on indefinite personal leave. An award-winning writer who also serves as poetry editor at the New Yorker, Young succeeded founding director Lonnie G.
Director Kevin Young departs Smithsonian's African American museum

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Sophia Nguyen

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysKevin Young, the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture since 2021, has stepped down.
Head of African American Museum on leave as Smithsonian faces Trump pressure

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kriston Capps |Sophia Nguyen

Kevin Young, the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), is not currently leading the museum and has been on personal leave as of March 14, according to an internal email obtained by The Washington Post. Young, who has served as director since 2021, is on leave for an “undetermined period,” Kevin Gover, Smithsonian under secretary for museums and culture, wrote in the email.
Head of African American Museum on leave as Smithsonian faces Trump pressure

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Kriston Capps |Sophia Nguyen

16 hours ago(Reuters) - The director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, Kevin Young, has gone on personal leave, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing an internal email it obtained. The Post reported that no reason for the leave was given, and that it was …
John Green’s brand is optimism. On book tour, he’s fighting despair.

3 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Sophia Nguyen

Some people get tennis elbow; John Green has bestseller shoulder. His doctor said – no joke – that Green, 47, was developing arthritis from signing so many books: more than 700,000, he estimates, over the past 10 years. For his latest, Green signed more than 100,000 sheets of paper, to be bound into copies from the first printing. When we met at the D.C. stop of his tour, he was looking at – what, another thousand? “Easy peasy,” he said.
An intimate look at Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne’s papers

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Sophia Nguyen

An intimate look at Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne’s papers (washingtonpost.com) An intimate look at Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne’s papers By Sophia Nguyen 2025032720353800 NEW YORK — This week, the staff at the New York Public Library (NYPL) was bracing for a highly unusual scenario: a possible "run on the room" where visitors can examine materials from its special collections.