'I’m a Black Person for Real. I Love Us.' The Root Presents: It’s Lit Talks Writing for the Next Generation With Jason Reynolds

Jason Reynolds famously didn't read a novel cover-to-cover until he was nearly 18. At 36, he is one of the preeminent-and most prolific-young adult authors of this or any other generation, earning accolades and awards and carving a niche for both himself and an oft-overlooked demographic of would-be readers just like...