For the 100th episode of Fiction/Non/Fiction, co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan hand out the first-ever “Nonnie Awards” for the podcast’s standout moments from the past four years. Then author, poet, and playwright Jabari Asim reflects on how the discourse on racism and police brutality has shifted since last summer. Asim also reads from his upcoming novel Yonder, out in January 2022.

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Selected readings:

Jabari Asim

Yonder (out January 2022, available for pre-order)
Stop and Frisk
We Can’t Breathe: On Black Lives, White Lies, and the Art of Survival
Mighty Justice

Others:

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