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Join 2019 National Book Award winner Susan Choi (Trust Exercise) and 2022 National Book Award finalist Sarah Thankam Mathews (All This Could Be Different) for a conversation on the impact of contemporary bildungsroman and what it means to grow up in adult fiction. Choi and Mathews read from their novels and discuss how and why coming-of-age stories capture writers and readers alike. Moderated by Ruth Dickey, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation. Presented in partnership with the National Book Foundation.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this video are the speakers' own and do not reflect the views or positions of AWP Board of Directors or staff.