In advance of his new collection of short stories, ‘The American No,’ Everett opens up about finding the humor in rejection, ...

With its singsong refrain and sleepy-time theme, memorable characters and colorful illustrations, it’s one of the most popular children’s books of all time and still the perfect read to cozy up with ...

Everett pulls off a masterly linguistic confection, in which enslaved people use Black English only as a wary affectation.