Press
S.C. Board of Education removes four books from K-12 classrooms
By Caroline Yaffa
Publishers Weekly
Five Publishers Join Lawsuit to Stop Iowa Book Banning Law
By Andrew Albanese
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10 Books To Make You Emotionally Stronger
by Pritinanda Behera
The 10 Most Banned and Challenged Books in 2023
By Orrin Grey
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Politico
Penguin Random House, others sues Florida school district over book bans
By Andrew Atterbury
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Utah School District’s Reversal on Decision to Remove 52 Books From School Libraries Is an Important Step in Recognizing Students’ Speech Rights
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Penguin Random House sues school district over book bans
By Jo Yurcaba
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The 11 most banned books of the start of the 2022-2023 school year
Afternoon Drive with Allison Devereaux
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Latin Times
Anti-LGBTQ Book Bans Intensify in Michigan as Muslim-Americans Join Pro-Censorship Crusade
By Elle Yap
The Detroit News
Dearborn book bans draw supporters and foes
By Myesha Johnson and Hannah Mackay
Detroit Free Press
Dearborn Public Schools removes 7 books from libraries after parents complain
By Emma Stein
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The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah school district pulls 52 books after concerns and flagged another 32 for later review
By Courtney Tanner
The 25 Most Significant New York City Novels From the Last 100 Years
By By Rose Courteau, Kate Guadagnino, and Miguel Morales
A heartbreaker and a heart mender: how Sapphire’s Push birthed a new American heroine
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By Katrina Marshall
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Turning the Pandemic Into Poetry
Hosted by Sree Sreenivasan
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Author behind ‘Precious’ film to speak at SUNY Cortland
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Author Sapphire to speak at Raritan Valley Community College
By Cheryl Makin
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A Conversation With Best-Selling Author Sapphire
By Allison Dunne
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Author Sapphire Shares Casual Conversation with Claremont McKenna College During Visit
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Talking with author Sapphire about Push, Precious, and The Kid
By Margaret Holt
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‘Push’ author Sapphire revisits childhood abuse in second novel
By Robin Amer
Sapphire describes the joy and pain of 'Push,' and her latest, 'The Kid'
By Melissa Smith
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New York’s 100 Most Important Living Writers
By Flavorwire Staff
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Authors on Libraries: Sapphire
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'Push' author Sapphire discusses 'The Kid'
By Josiah M. Hesse
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How author created film character Precious
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Sapphire to Publish ‘Push’ Sequel
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'The Artist is not there as a Massage Therapist'
By Katti Gray
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Sapphire: 'I knew it was disturbing'
By Bidisha
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Interview with novelist Sapphire
Hosted by Mark Lawson
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Novelist Sapphire complains of ‘very real’ racism in the arts
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Sapphire talks about abiding barriers to black artists in America
By Charlotte Higgins
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The story of the brutalization of a young boy is as bold and powerful as its prequel, Push
By Bernardine Evaristo
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Bookworm – Sapphire: The Kid, Part 2
Bookworm – Sapphire: The Kid, Part 1
Hosted by Michael Silverblatt
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Sapphire talks about the difficult birth of 'The Kid'
By Elizabeth Taylor
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Sapphire talks about latest novel, ‘The Kid’
By Angel Hill
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Sapphire releases ‘The Kid,’ a sequel to ‘Push’
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Florida Center for the Literary Arts at Miami Dade College
Is Sapphire the bravest, toughest–and most optimistic–author in American literature?
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Hosted by Michael Silverblatt
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Author Sapphire transforms with new novel
By Nedra Rhone
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A "Precious" interview of Sapphire, author of "Push," and its sequel, "The Kid"
by Elizabeth Taylor
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By Sarah Labrie
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Studio 360 Interview with Sapphire, the author of 'Push'
Hosted by Kurt Andersen
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Keeping it real is still precious to Sapphire
By Chauncey Mabe
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Author/Poet Sapphire Talks “The Kid”
By Nyketa
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By Akoto Ofori-Atta
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Sapphire Releases Graphic Sequel To 'Push'
Hosted by Michel Martin
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By Katherine Manderfield
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Sapphire introduces new 'Kid' in Harlem: Precious' son
By Bob Minzesheimer
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Sapphire – Finding hope in unlikely places
By Arlene McKanic
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Sapphire on Precious’ Emancipation
By Elizabeth Hoover
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Women Leaders Listen to "Push" Author Sapphire
By Terry Helms
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Author Sapphire's hope is to 'change the world'
By Kevin C. Johnson
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By Jane Ammeson
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Sapphire, author of "Push," delivers to a standing-room-only crowd
By Leah DuMouchel
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A Role Model For 'Precious' Girls
Hosted by Michel Martin
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Sapphire's Story: How 'Push' Became 'Precious'
via All Things Considered
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Exclusive: Interview with Author Sapphire
By G. Wright
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Interview with Sapphire, author of PUSH
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By Lynn Hirshberg
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My interview with Sapphire, author of the novel 'Push'
By Nnedi Okorafor, PhD
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A Mother's Power: 'Precious' Author Sapphire Discusses 'The Kid'
By Crystal G. Martin
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Why I Choose to Teach Sapphire's PUSH
By Mary Baron
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Breaking Karma: A Conversation with Sapphire
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By William Powers
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Charlie Rose interviews poet and author Sapphire
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"People ask me: is it a story about obesity, abuse or race? Actually, what it's really about is the transformative power of literacy. At the end of the film, Precious is still black, still poor and still fat but what's changed is that she can read and write and has begun to re-invent herself. She has left her abusive home environment, and has gone from feeling stupid and worthless to embracing a positive vision of her future."
~ Sapphire, Evening Standard
Turning the Pandemic Into Poetry
An Interview with Sapphire
"A lot of research that I did for 'The Kid' was on the social services system, the issues and challenges of adoption and foster care. ...Too often, we focus on the end statistics–and not the early troubles–including the overwhelming number of African Americans caught up in the criminal justice system. Of that population, there are a disproportionate number who’d languished in foster care before they landed in prison."
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~ Sapphire, ColorLines
Ladies Home Journal Magazine
Photo: Jonathan Becker
Photo: Olivia Barr
Sapphire at the NYS Writers Institute
Sapphire talks about abiding barriers to black artists in America with The Guardian, UK
Sapphire talks about writing the book PUSH
and the making of the film.
Katie Couric interviews Sapphire
Director Lee Daniels and Sapphire
New Yorker Festival
Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images
Charlie Rose Interview
The New Yorker PUSH excerpt
Photo: James Hamilton
Sapphire speaks about The Kid at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.