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Als has a serious claim to be regarded as the next James Baldwin * Observer *There are few more fearless, thought-provoking writers at work today. * i-D magazine *No one understands the intersections of race, gender and sexuality as intuitively as Als does or explodes them with more brio * Washington Post *Als is one of the most consistently unpredictable and surprising essayists out there, an author who confounds our expectations virtually every time he writes. * Los Angeles Times *Mr. Als is a national treasure * New York Observer *Als is a poet on the page, and his insistence on breaking the essay form defines his liberation as a writer * The Rumpus *Als’ work is so much more than simply writing about being black or gay or smart. It’s about being human * Kirkus *A writer of many moods-meditative, sardonic, haunting, funny, reflective, and unconventional … a compassionate writer looking for unity–even if it can’t always be found * Publisher’s Weekly *Als is pyrotechnic, lifting off the page in a blast of stinging light and concussive booms that somehow coalesce into profound cultural and psychological illuminations * Booklist *

Hilton Als is a Pulitzer prize-winning writer and chief theatre critic at The New Yorker. He has received numerous awards, including the New York Association of Black Journalists’ first prize for Magazine/Critique/Review and Magazine Arts and Entertainment, a Guggenheim fellowship for Creative Writing, a George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, and the American Academy’s Berlin Prize. He is a Professor at Columbia University’s Writing Program, and his work has appeared in The Nation, The Believer, and New York Review of Books. He lives in New York City.