For many of us, when we see the Floyds, we see our family.
By Clint Smith
The Atlantic, April 21, 2021
In a review by Kirkus, How the Word Is Passed is hailed as “a brilliant, vital work about “a crime that is still unfolding.”
By Kirkus
Kirkus, March 31, 2021
Classes inside prison give people a sense of community, a sense of purpose, a sense of identity, and a sense of hope.
By Clint Smith
The Atlantic, March 11, 2021
How the Word Is Passed receives a starred review from Publishers Weekly. 'Suffused with lyrical descriptions and incisive historical details...this is an essential consideration of how America’s past informs its present.’
By Publisher’s Weekly
Publisher’s Weekly, March 3, 2021
How The Word Is Passed is named as one of the “25 best books by Black authors you’ll want to know about” by Reader’s Digest.
By Lynnette Nicholas
Reader’s Digest, February 22, 2021
How the Word Is Passed is named as one of the “most anticipated books of Spring 2021” by Publisher’s Weekly.
By Publisher’s Weekly Staff
Publisher’s Weekly, February 17, 2021
The Federal Writers’ Project narratives provide an all-too-rare link to our past.
By Clint Smith
The Atlantic, February 9, 2021
Clint is featured in Publisher Weekly which calls How the Word Is Passed "a necessary, important, and totally engaging book.”
By Louisa Ermelino
Publishers Weekly, January 19, 2021
Smith’s reporting at The Atlantic and his poetry have already distinguished him as a writer to watch, and his debut nonfiction book will surely attract even more eyes.
By Christy Lynch
Bookpage, January 22, 2021
After 17 years without a federal execution in the United States, the Trump administration has gone on what can only be called a killing spree.
By Clint Smith
The Atlantic, January 15, 2021
How The Word Is Passed is named one of the anticipated books of 2021 by Buzzfeed.
By Arianna Rebolini and Tomi Obaro
Buzzfeed, January 13, 2021
How The Word Is Passed is named one of the anticipated books of the first-half of 2021 by The Millions.
By The Millions Editor
The Millions, January 11, 2021
An image from the Capitol captures the distance between who we purport to be and who we actually have been.
By Clint Smith
The Atlantic, January 8, 2021
For those who remember the history of disenfranchisement, what happened in Georgia was especially poignant.
By Clint Smith
The Atlantic, January 7, 2021
Clint reflects on growing up surrounded by Confederate monuments and shares the poem that inspired his forthcoming book, How the Word Is Passed, on NPR’s Fresh Air.
By Fresh Air
NPR, December 28, 2020
How The Word Is Passed is named one of the 21 most anticipated books of 2021 by TIME Magazine.
By Annabel Gutterman and Anna Purna Kambhampaty
Time, December 18, 2020
Editors at The Rumpus select How the Word Is Passed as one of the most anticipated books of 2021.
By The Rumpus
The Rumpus, December 11, 2020
Clint spoke to Grant Wahl for his podcast "American Prodigy" about the impact Freddy Adu had on young Black soccer players in the United States.
Sky Blue
December 8, 2020
The arc of history does not bend inevitably towards justice. Sometimes, Americans barely avoid disaster.
By Clint Smith
The Atlantic, November 22, 2020