Everybody Reads 2015: The Residue Years: Mitchell S. Jackson
Author Information
"Mitchell Jackson was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He holds a Masters of Writing from Portland State and an MFA from New York University. Mitchell teaches writing at NYU, Medgar Evers College, and John Jay College. He also works as a journalist, writing about rap music for Vibe, The Source, and various others. His fiction and poetry have appeared in literary journals, and he is a previous winner of the Hurston Wright Award for College Writers. He is also the author of the original e-book Oversoul: Stories and Essays. He lives in Brooklyn, NY." From the Bloomsbury Publishing website.
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Interviews with Mitchell Jackson
- Oregonian article discusses Jackson's journey from drug dealer to novelist and teacher (September 07, 2013).
- Another article from the Oregonian covers when Jackson spoke to Multnomah County adults on parole or probation (June 18, 2014).
- Jackson's profile as a BookUp instructor from the National Book Foundation.
- Portland State University alumni magazine's profile of Mitchell Jackson.
Additional Items by Mitchell S. Jackson
- Guernica MagazineMitchell S. Jackson: How To Catch a Racist, the Donald Sterling Edition
- Vice MagazineExcerpt of "Oversoul" by Mitchell S. Jackson.
The Residue Years: From Prison to the Pen
The Residue Years: From Prison to the Pen features Mitchell S. Jackson at the City Club of Portland on September 13, 2013.
Mitchell S. Jackson at the December 2013 NYC Sunday Salon
Mitchell S. Jackson at the December 2013 NYC Sunday Salon: Mitchell S. Jackson reads from The Residue Years at the December 2013 Sunday Salon in NYC.
Late Night Library
- Late Night New York -Late Night LibraryPodcast of Mitchell S. Jackson reading his work on Late Night New York as part of the Franklin Park Reading Series from Brooklyn, New York
Image from Franklin Park Reading Series Tumblr.