This Conversation with Author Jason Reynolds is a Gift
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For the past decade, Jason Reynolds has become an inspiring voice in the literary world. He’s a New York Times bestselling author and as of this month, a 2024 MacArthur fellow.
Reynolds sits with us today to share his latest YA novel Twenty-Four Seconds from Now… (7:45 ), why he was interested in writing a story about boyhood and masculinity (12:05 ), and an early passage from the book (15:52 ) that captures the distinct rhythm of his writing (17:59 ). Then, we talk about the story structure of this new novel (19:00 ), how Queen Latifah’s Black Reign introduced him to poetry (21:45 ), and how his early memories of writing (27:45 ) and a singular high school teacher (35:17 ) saved his life.
On the back-half, Reynolds describes a meaningful post-college job at rag & bone (46:02 ), what he’s seen in the education system post-pandemic (59:30 ), his hope for the next generation (1:02:30 ), and his lifelong mission to embolden students to see the value in their own narratives (1:14:23 ).
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