Either I'm too lazy or the internet just doesn't have any photos of Danticat with Diaz, but this is one of my favorite photos, as well as an illustration of how white males are still conceived as the 'best writers' in the US. Supposedly, for great writers under 40, only 1 black woman and 1 Latino/Afro-Latino are considered 'great' by the likes of the New Yorker? I'm sure all these writers are great, and some of them (David Foster Wallace) I plan on reading some day, but I still prioritize reading more works by people of color and women authors.
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