Community, Library & Literacy Advocacy . By Maya Smart | March 24 , 2017

Ruthless Good: The Great Austin Scavenger Hunt

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Ready to Amplify Austin? Here’s How.

As a relatively new Austinite, I was honored to join Kendra Scott, Mayor Steve Adler, Andy Roddick, Brooklyn Decker, Aaron

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Kids Books, Author & Leader Interviews, Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | February 27 , 2017

Angie Thomas Discusses The Hate U Give

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Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Library & Literacy Advocacy . By Maya Smart | January 24 , 2017

Today’s Hidden Figures

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Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | January 24 , 2017

Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching

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Author & Leader Interviews, Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | January 23 , 2017

Mychal Denzel Smith On Social Transformation Through Personal Awakening

Necessary and audacious, Mychal Denzel Smith’s assured debut, Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching, fuses

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Austin Writers Resist: A Counter-Inauguration

I was honored to stand with Austin’s writing community and writers across the country for an evening of rapid-fire

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Author & Leader Interviews, Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | January 14 , 2017

In Conversation with Zadie Smith

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Author & Leader Interviews, Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | December 08 , 2016

Patricia Bell-Scott Discusses The Firebrand and the First Lady

In The Firebrand and the First Lady, scholar Patricia Bell-Scott illuminates the unlikely friendship between two historic

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Author & Leader Interviews, Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | October 11 , 2016

Brit Bennett Discusses The Mothers

26-year-old Brit Bennett’s sparkling debut novel, The Mothers, came of age over eight years and several drafts. She began

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