"MTS 12: Telling lies, asking questions & discovering personal truth in writing with Yahdon Israel" features Yahdon Israel, a 27-year-old writer from Brooklyn and VP of the National Book Critics Circle. They discuss how writing helps confront the world, finding one's voice through lies, the influence of James Baldwin, the complexity of questions, expectations for writers of color, literary citizenship, and Yahdon's popular Instagram hashtag and web show for writers.