Ishmael Reed's play will run from 12/12 to 1/19 at the iconic venue in Manhattan. http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-FINAL-VERSION-World-Premiere-Set-for-Nuyorican-Poets-Cafe-1212-119-20131127
Ishmael Reed writes for the Wall Street Journal on the question of awarding literature. http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/11/23/do-book-awards-matter/
Reed joined other founders of Umbra at an event at the Center for the Humanities at CUNY. http://alyoung.org/2013/11/22/celebrating-the-umbra-workshop-the-center-for-the-humanities-cuny/
Ishmael Reed writes for the Wall Street Journal, questioning a creative choice made by the team behind HBO's hit series BOARDWALK EMPIRE: http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/09/29/is-boardwalk-empire-trampling-...
Ishmael Reed writes for the Wall Street Journal on the banning of Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" in North Carolina's Randolph County. http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/09/25/ralph-ellisons-invisible-man-banned-by-schools-fights-for-visibility
Ishmael Reed's novels THE TERRIBLE TWOS, THE TERRIBLE THREES and JUICE! are now available as audio book downloads at Amazon.
Richard Melo cited MUMBO JUMBO by Ishmael Reed as a key influence in his new novel, HAPPY TALK. Read more here: http://driftlessareareview.com/2013/07/29/the-richard-melo-interview/
Ishmael Reed writes for The Wall Street Journal on the recent murder acquittal of former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, and his own time serving as a neighborhood watch captain.http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-287312/
An article by Noah Griffin references his heated exchange with the late Shelby Foote -- an exchange detailed in Ishmael Reed's MIXING IT UP. http://www.marinij.com/opinion/ci_23666041/marin-voice-quest-massachusetts-54th
The SFJAZZ Center has been presenting a four-day SFJAZZ Poetry Festival organized by Ishmael Reed. Last night’s event, entitled Icons, provided the opportunity for Reed himself to stand up to the microphone. http://www.examiner.com/article/ishmael-reed-brings-his-poetry-to-the-sfjazz-center
