<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[author results for Wilkinson, Crystal,]]></title><description><![CDATA[author results for Wilkinson, Crystal,]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/hcpl/rss/search?query=Wilkinson%2C%20Crystal%2C&amp;searchType=author&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:15:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lyrical culinary journey that explores the hidden stories of Black Appalachians through powerful essays and forty comforting recipes from the Poet Laureate of Kentucky. Years ago, when O. Henry Prize-winning writer Crystal Wilkinson was baking a jam cake, she felt her late grandmother's presence. She soon realized that she was not the only cook in her kitchen ; There were an abundance of ancestors stirring, measuring, and braising with her. These are her kitchen ghosts, five generations of Black women who arrived in her region of Appalachia and made a life, a legacy, and a cuisine. Part food memoir, part cookbook, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts weaves fiction with historical records, memories, and interviews to present a unique culinary portrait of Black Appalachians. Forty recipes rooted deep in the past yet full of contemporary flavor are brought to vivid life through stunning photography and beautiful illustrations. You'll find delicious favorites such as Corn Pudding, Chicken and Dumplings, Jam Cake, and Praisesong Biscuits woven into the narrative of Crystal's family, portraying the experience and history of Black Appalachians through their voice, spirit, and foodways. As the keeper of her family's stories and treasured dishes, Crystal shares her inheritance in Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts. She found these stories woven into her apron pockets, floating inside the steam of hot mustard greens, and tucked into the sweet scent of clove and cinnamon in her kitchen. Crystal conjures up her ancestors every time she cooks, honoring the mothers who came before her, the land that housed generations of her family, and the untold heritage of Black Appalachia.]]></description><link>https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S203C1599140</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S203C1599140</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wilkinson, Crystal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1599140203</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Stories and Recipes From Five Generations of Black Country Cooks</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593236512/MC.GIF&amp;client=harrispbibc&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=(Sirsi)</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[How We Do It]]></title><description><![CDATA[How We Do It is an anthology curated by Black writers for the creation and proliferation of Black thought. While a creator's ethnicity does not solely define them, it is inherently part of who they are and how they interpret the world. For centuries, Black creators have utilized oral and written storytelling traditions in crafting their art. But how does one begin the process of constructing a poem or story or character? How do Black writers, when faced with questions of 'authenticity,' dive deep into the essence of their lives and work to find the inherent truth? How We Do It addresses these profound questions. Not a traditional 'how to' writing handbook, it seeks to guide rather than dictate and to validate the complexity and range of styles-- and even how one thinks about craft itself. An outstanding list of contributors offer their insights on a range of important topics. Pulitzer Prize winner Jericho Brown explores the lives personified in poetry, while Pulitzer Prize winner Natasha Trethewey explores decolonizing enduring metaphors. National Book Award finalist Angela Flournoy illuminates the pain of grief in all forms and how it can be revealed in the act of creation, and iconoclast Nikki Giovanni offers an elegiac declaration on language. New and previously published essays and interviews provide encouragement, examples, and templates, and offer lessons on everything from poetic form and plotting a story to the lessons inherent in the act of writing, trial & error, and finding inspiration in the works of others, including those of Toni Morrison, Shakespeare, and Edward P. Jones. A handbook and a reference tool, How We Do It is a thoughtful and welcome tool that offers direction to help Black artists establish their own creative practice while celebrating and widening the scope of the Black writer's role in art, history, and culture.]]></description><link>https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S203C1569418</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S203C1569418</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1569418203</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Black Writers on Craft, Practice, and Skill</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063278196/MC.GIF&amp;client=harrispbibc&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=1346944124</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Short Stories 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA["Twenty prizewinning stories selected from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year--continuing the O. Henry Prize's century-long tradition of literary excellence. Now entering its second century, the prestigious annual story anthology has a new title, a new look, and a new guest editor. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has brought her own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and young emerging voices. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Adichie, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines that publish short fiction."]]></description><link>https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S203C1441867</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S203C1441867</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1441867203</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>The O. Henry Prize Winners</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593311257/MC.GIF&amp;client=harrispbibc&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=(Sirsi)</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Holler]]></title><description><![CDATA[A diverse anthology of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and graphic essays by contemporary Appalachian writers. The editors have assembled a collection spanning ten years and the mountain range from Mississippi to New York, placing fresh new voices alongside widely known and celebrated authors. From Native American myth, African American urban legend, folk culture, and European ghost stories, this is an anthology of disenfranchised, yet robust peoples -- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S203C662280</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S203C662280</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/662280203</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Contemporary Appalachian Literature</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781936747665/MC.GIF&amp;client=harrispbibc&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=(Sirsi)</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now Write!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A collection of personal writing exercises from some of today's most acclaimed fiction writers that are designed to help others improve their creative writing skills and discover the enthusiasm and drive needed to become a best-selling author.]]></description><link>https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S203C606137</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S203C606137</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/606137203</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Fiction Writing Exercises From Today&apos;s Best Writers and Teachers</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781585425228/MC.GIF&amp;client=harrispbibc&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=(Sirsi)</image_url></item></channel></rss>