Asian Guy Dreaming: On Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
by Scott Phuc Thinh Nguyen I was fortunate to have met Jacqueline Woodson, an American author of children's and young adult literature,...
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Oct 12, 20222 min read
Trespassing With Ocean Vuong
by Cassie Blair On September 29, I joined 243 others on Crowdcast to hear Ocean Vuong read from his novel, On Earth We’re Briefly...
May 9, 20222 min read
Book Review: The Committed
New to Viet Thanh Nguyen’s work, I knew he was a phenomenal author, and my friends and colleagues thought highly of his work, mind, and...
May 9, 20223 min read
CLA's 2022 Reading Series Closes with a Bang!
On May 3rd, CLA presented Viet Thanh Nguyen, the 2016 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction or his novel The Sympathizer. He read from his...
Apr 18, 20224 min read
A Evening to Remember with Torrey Peters!
On April 8th, CLA presented best-selling author Torrey Peters, and it was a night to remember! She read from her debut novel,...
Apr 12, 20223 min read
Book Review: Torrey Peters' Detransition, Baby
When I was first exposed to the intense online discourse surrounding Torrey Peters’ latest novel Detransition, Baby, I became instantly...
Mar 30, 20223 min read
Book Review: Esme Wang's The Collected Schizophrenias
“In these investigations of why and how, I am hoping to uncover an origin story . . . Because How did this come to be? is another way of...
Mar 28, 20223 min read
Esme Weijun Wang and Traversing Limitations
On Friday, March 18th, 2022, CLA presented award-winning author and 2022 Lurie Distinguished Authors-in-Residence Esmé Weijun Wang. For...
Feb 15, 20223 min read
Danielle Evans & The Office of Historical Corrections
Award-winning author, Danielle Evans, graced CLA’s virtual stage on February 3rd via Crowdcast. She read from her collection, “Anything...
Feb 6, 20221 min read
CLA Book Club: Our February Pick!
If you had the opportunity to attend Danielle's reading on February 3rd, then you know her story collection, The Office of Historical...
Nov 19, 20213 min read
Reminiscing on Patricia Engel and Infinite Country
On Thursday, October 28th, the CLA presented an evening to celebrate the Literary Arts. From the launch of Reed Magazine: Issue 154,...
Oct 26, 20215 min read
The Power of Perspective and Proximity
On Monday, September 27th, the CLA presented acclaimed author Claudia Rankine in conversation with SJSU Associate Professor Jalylah...
Sep 20, 20214 min read
Up & Coming with CLA
As part of the CLA's mission to bring writers of contemporary literature to the South Bay community, and in doing so, encourage...
Mar 13, 20212 min read
Playing with Process with Susan Choi
When Susan Choi graced CLA’s virtual stage this February, Choi’s calm, rhythmic tone seemed to ground every viewer in their seat. She...
Mar 8, 20212 min read
An Exercise in Trust: Book Club Recap
“Once you’re old enough to recognize a hole in yourself it’s too late for the hole to be filled.” —Susan Choi, Trust Exercise In case you...
Feb 15, 20212 min read
A Night of Transformation & Black Abundance
On February 4th at 7 PM, Kiese Laymon read from his book Heavy: An American Memoir. From the moment he appeared on screen, lives were...
Feb 8, 20218 min read
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Welcome to the Center for Literary Arts blog page! This blog is aimed to further the CLA mission to spread the influence of, and interest...
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