How the Word Is Passed is named as Elle’s “best new books to read in summer 2021.”
By Lauren Puckett-Pope and Mariah Kreutter
Elle, June 23, 2021
Clint is interviewed on KPCC’s AirTalk where he discusses his book, How the Word Is Passed.
By Air Talk
KPCC, June 22, 2021
Clint shares a lesson about a teenager who attained literacy and wrote poems that reached a large slice of the population and helped changed the ways that white Colonists thought about Black people.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, June 18, 2021
Clint is interviewed on Democracy Now where he discusses his book, How the Word Is Passed.
By Amy Goodman
Democracy Now, June 18, 2021
Clint Smith shares an except of his book, How the Word Is Passed, in Paris Review.
By Clint Smith
Paris Review, June 18, 2021
Clint is interviewed on Don Lemon Tonight where he discusses his book, How the Word Is Passed.
By Don Lemon
Don Lemon Tonight, June 17, 2021
Clint is interviewed on PBS MetroFocus where he discusses his book, How the Word Is Passed.
By PBS MetroFocus
PBS MetroFocus, June 17, 2021
How the Word Is Passed is named as Parents “8 great books to teach kids about Juneteenth.”
By Petal Modeste
Parents, June 17, 2021
Clint is interviewed on Charlotte Talks where he discusses his book, How the Word Is Passed.
By Mike Collins
Charlotte Talks, June 16, 2021
Clint is interviewed on What Matters Most where he discusses his book, How the Word Is Passed.
By Paul Samuel Dolman
What Matters Most, June 16, 2021
Clint is interviewed on The Stacks where he discusses his book, How the Word Is Passed.
By The Stacks
The Stacks, June 16, 2021
Clint is interviewed on NPR’s Here & Now where he discusses his book, How the Word Is Passed.
By Here & Now
NPR, June 15, 2021
How the Word Is Passed is named as Buzzfeed’s “best books of June.”
By Farrah Penn, Shyla Watson, Arianna Rebolini, Tomi Obaro, Margaret Kingsbury, Dahlia Adler, Wendy J. Fox
BuzzFeed, June 15, 2021
Clint is interviewed on Majority Report where he discusses his book, How the Word Is Passed.
By Majority Report
Majority Report, June 14, 2021
Clint shares a lesson about the Stono Rebellion, which was an uprising led by enslaved people in South Carolina in 1784.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, June 12, 2021
Clint is interviewed on the Karen Hunter Show where he discusses his book, How the Word Is Passed.
By Karen Hunter
Karen Hunger Show June 12, 2021
How the Word Is Passed is named as recommended summer ready by Mitchel Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast.
By Mitchel Kaplan, Gaël LeLamer, Cristina Russell, and Cristina Nosti
The Literary Life, June 11, 2021
How the Word Is Passed is mentioned on Literary Hub’s ultimate summer reading list.
By Emily Temple
The Literary Life, June 10, 2021
How the Word Is Passed is named as New York Public Library’s “Juneteenth Reads for All Ages.”
By Reader Services
New York Public Library, June 9, 2021
Clint is interviewed by Catapult Magazine where he discusses his book, How the Word Is Passed.
By Nicole Chung
Catapult Magazine, June 9, 2021