Hilton Als

Hilton Als on Bill Cunningham’s memoir. Kai Wright on Kavanaugh. Emma Straub on the Brooklyn Book Festival.

In her upcoming collection, the poet Brenda Shaughnessy goes back to her own coming of age.

After Robin Coste Lewis incurred brain damage from falling through a hole in the floor of a San Francisco restaurant, it took her a year just to re-learn the alphabet.

As director of the Studio Museum in Harlem, Thelma Golden curates exhibits that shape larger debates about race and representation.

A winner of the Nobel Prize, Morrison started writing because she couldn’t find the novels she wanted to read.

When Khandi Alexander started her career, there weren't very many parts for black female actresses. She explains how that’s changing — and why it’s so important.

Hilton Als, staff writer at The New Yorker, blogger, and author of White Girls (McSweeny's, 2013), discusses his new book of essays and why the title encompasses not only Flannery O'Connor and Louise Brooks, but also Truman Capote and Michael Jackson.

 

Today Oprah Winfrey signs off after 25 years as the queen of daytime talk. Oprah has built a multi-billion-dollar media empire. She’s one of only two African-Americans ever to grace the Forbes billionaire list — and the only black woman ever to do so. Many would argue that her success as one of the few black women in television has forever changed the face of the medium. So whether you’re a critic or a diehard fan, there’s no doubt that Oprah has had quite an impact — particularly on the African-American community.

Hilton Als is a staff writer at the New Yorker, where he writes about music and film and literature. He is the author of The Women, a memoir about racial and sexual identity. His new book, The Group, about the writer James Baldwin and his devotees, will be published next ...

Kurt Andersen and writer Hilton Als discover what exactly we mean by “an artist’s artist.” Als is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he writes about music and film and literature. His most recent book is The Women. His next book, The Group, is about the writer James Baldwin and his ...

Kurt Andersen and writer Hilton Als discover what exactly we mean by “an artist’s artist.” Als is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he writes about music and film and literature. His most recent book is The Women. His next book, The Group, is about the writer James ...