Women are often taught to shrink themselves, feel shame over sexual desires and bury their traumas deep in their psyche. Some carry that heaviness to the grave, and lucky are the ones empowered to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New York Times-bestselling author and National Poetry Slam champion Elizabeth Acevedo is sharing her five book recommendations in ...

The colorful adult debut from Acevedo (The Poet X) explores the bonds connecting the women of a Dominican family in New York City, some of whom have magical powers. Flor Marte, the clairvoyant ...

Washington Post national correspondent Arelis Hernández speaks with Elizabeth Acevedo, champion slam poet and National Book Award winner, whose work often explores family, belonging and her ...

New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo, known for her award-winning YA novels, recently published her first novel for adults. "Family Lore," and its Spanish translation, "Sabiduría ...

If you’re a fan of bestselling YA novelist Elizabeth Acevedo — and there are many; her book “The Poet X” won a National Book Award in 2018 — you might be in for a surprise. “Family Lore,” her first ...

In Elizabeth Acevedo’s new novel, a family grapples with life and grief after their sister, who can predict death, decides to host a wake for herself. By Rebecca Carroll A sequel to Colson Whitehead’s ...

NMAF copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. NMAF copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Part I. In the beginning was the word: Friday, August 24: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elizabeth Acevedo is a best selling author of “The Poet X,” which won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the ...