Whitney Terrell
@Wsterrell
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Novelist. Newest is The Good Lieutenant @fsgbooks. Prof. @UMKansasCity. Co-host fiction/non/fiction podcast @Lithub @fnftalk
Kansas City, MO
Joined May 2015
The Good LT published a year ago today. Still grateful for this @charlesfinch review & all who got behind this book.
theguardian.com
Unlike other war fiction taking readers inside the war in Iraq, Terrell tackles the subject without being maudlin thanks in part to an ingenious structural device
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Good interview with @KansasCity mayor @QuintonLucasKC over at @BulwarkOnline —where I’ve been spending a lot of my listening hours these days. https://t.co/jxv3kSUcAy
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Acclaimed fiction writer and essayist Edwidge Danticat joins co-hosts @Wsterrell and @V_V_G to discuss her new essay collection We’re Alone. Danticat reflects on misinformation and xenophobic rhetoric in Trump's second term. @lithub
https://t.co/lmiqH1nNPE
lithub.com
Acclaimed fiction writer and essayist Edwidge Danticat joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss her new essay collection We’re Alone. Danticat reflects on misinformation an…
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No back pay for federal workers? Listen as @V_V_G and @Wsterrell discuss Trump's strategy to thwart Congressional spending with ProPublica reporter @mtredden. Links in bio.
lithub.com
ProPublica reporter Molly Redden joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss her recent piece on impoundment, Donald Trump’s strategy to thwart Congressional spending prioriti…
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It’s Banned Book Week! A great opportunity to revisit a conversation between hosts @Wsterrell and @V_V_G with Farah Jasmine Griffin about censoring the American canon and targeting Black writers.
lithub.com
Acclaimed writer and professor Farah Jasmine Griffin joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to talk about why book bans so often target the power of Black literature. Griffin discus…
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Fiction writer Yiming Ma joins co-hosts @Wsterrell and @V_V_G to discuss his new novel These Memories Do Not Belong To Us and how terrifyingly easy it can be to live in a society in which censorship is the default. @lithub
https://t.co/UGYAw21Lob
lithub.com
Fiction writer Yiming Ma joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new novel These Memories Do Not Belong To Us. Ma, who was born in Shanghai and visited China frequentl…
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President Trump has threatened to deploy troops to Portland. Listen to @Wsterrell and @V_V_G w/ writer Jeff Boyd about race, music, and belonging in a city where militarization puts communities of color most at risk. https://t.co/rO4DHuaPD6
https://t.co/QMV29CWLEh
npr.org
President Trump ordered the deployment of troops to Portland and said he's authorized them to use "full force" to curb protests outside ICE facilities.
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PTA does Pynchon in One Battle after Another, opening this weekend. Revisit @V_V_G and @Wsterrell 's 2018 conversation w/ production and development executive Christina Sibul & author @jeffvandermeer about all things adaptation. https://t.co/UgSo75aehW
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newyorker.com
In Paul Thomas Anderson’s film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and loosely inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s “Vineland,” the fight against American fascism is a family affair.
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Recently, holistic reproductive medicine has become a focus of the conversation surrounding IVF. Revisit @Wsterrell and @V_V_G w/ writer Briallen Hooper to discuss how politics, science, and religion shape IVF access. https://t.co/c0kzhGkpRy
https://t.co/TxAgumKQ66
nbcnews.com
Conservatives, anti-abortion groups and members of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement have pushed for a method known as “restorative reproductive medicine” instead.
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because no one guessed you were stupid enough to require the information?
Why didn't anyone tell me JCO has no arms
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The DOJ recently erased 11 ADA guidelines, rolling back protections for people with disabilities. In “True Failure and Shark Tank,” @Wsterrell & @V_V_G talk with @higley_alex about capitalist pressure to hide vulnerability. https://t.co/y0BIJqK8Y2
https://t.co/Ptwkb22Pvt
theguardian.com
Multiple pages scrubbed from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website due to a Trump order
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Journalist Caleb Gayle joins co-hosts @Wsterrell and @V_V_G to discuss his new book Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State which recounts the efforts of Edward McCabe to establish a majority-Black state in the West. @lithub
https://t.co/Eo0K86GjRS
lithub.com
Journalist Caleb Gayle joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new book Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State, which recounts the efforts of …
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The New Yorker recently announced the 2025 National Book Awards Longlist. Check out @Wsterrell and @V_V_G in conversation with Susan Choi and @ovillalon on the story behind literary awards. https://t.co/Lc3yjrlRwA
https://t.co/8vCsrZST1S
newyorker.com
The New Yorker presents the longlists for Young People’s Literature, Translated Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction.
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The new Missouri gerrymandering plan prompts concern from KC residents that the plan will reinforce segregation lines. Listen to @Wsterrell & @V_V_G discuss KC's racial history, culture & diversity w/ guest Glenn North. https://t.co/O2SO5ICzOA
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Following the murders of local MN lawmakers, social media has taken to conspiracy theories of both the victims and killers. Listen to @Wsterrell & @V_V_G discuss the dangers of misinformation and the rise of political violence. https://t.co/tqam9XKsL4
https://t.co/9zVUrQlTV7
pbs.org
As news about the murders in Minneapolis broke over the weekend, misinformation began spreading on social media instantly. And in an era of artificial intelligence and limited internal fact-checking,...
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The indefinite suspension of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' has caused concern over the status of free speech in our current climate. Listen to @Wsterrell & @V_V_G discuss the connection between activism & journalism in a prior episode. https://t.co/jCt4pDguX3
https://t.co/XVxlSb226B
nbcnews.com
The network confirmed it is "indefinitely" pulling the show.
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NEW EPISODE: Writer @omarelakkad joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @V_V_G to discuss his recent nonfiction book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, which was just nominated for the National Book Award in nonfiction. https://t.co/PdHUjv3qhD
lithub.com
Writer Omar El Akkad joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his recent nonfiction book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, which was just nominated for…
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Concert festivals such as Lollapalooza have reached all time popularity. Listen to @Wsterrell & @V_V_G and guest @dawniewalton discuss the possible dangers of concert culture due to violence and fandom culture. https://t.co/w17HGdpaCQ
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The limited series 'Adolescence' focuses on the dangers of social media content on our youth and has reached huge success since its release in March 2025. Check out our episode on the impact of social media w/ @Wsterrell & @V_V_G
https://t.co/1laxlKz25G
https://t.co/QDHMUqOgRd
globalchildforum.org
What Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ Teaches Us About Social Media, Youth, and Corporate Responsibility
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NEW EPISODE: Novelist Jessica Francis Kane joins co-hosts @Wsterrell and @V_V_G to discuss her new novel Fonseca, which fictionalizes writer Penelope Fitzgerald’s 1952 trip to Mexico. @lithub
#books #podcast
https://t.co/wfx7CbjWmO
lithub.com
Novelist Jessica Francis Kane joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss her new novel Fonseca, which fictionalizes writer Penelope Fitzgerald’s 1952 trip to Mexico. Kane tal…
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