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The Vacant King

Atlanta

Weekends are just two Sundays now

Here’s my statement on today’s violence at the Capitol.

Great now do the whole system

Hi all, I wrote about why I think “People of Color” is an awful term here on Medium: medium.com/@eskor.johnson… Happy #JuneTeenth!

“Remember when comedians used to shut the fuck up? Me neither.” I wrote about comedians having to toe the fine line of societal taste and bombastic disregard, the ones who succeed, and the ones who complain when they fail. medium.com/@eskor.johnson…

“Sports are like life, and American sports are like American life.” I wrote about Sha'Carri, Instant Replay, and the dangers of being ruled by the rules. medium.com/@eskor.johnson…

Eskor David Johnson considers "American Fiction": "Whether its participants intend to or not, the very presence of a white-centered market comes to dominate the imaginations of those who live and work within it." lareviewofbooks.org/article/black-…

Hi all, I wrote about American Fiction and the limits imposed on Black art for the LA Review of books: lareviewofbooks.org/article/black-…

We just announced the finalists for the 24th annual Young Lions Fiction Award, honoring the works of five talented young authors! Congratulations Nana K., Monica Brashears, Eskor David Johnson, E. J. Koh 고은지 & C Pam Zhang. → 2024 Young Lions Fiction Award Finalists on.nypl.org/3xDpvRf

We are so pleased to announce Eskor David Johnson is a finalist for the Young Lions Fiction Award from the NY Public Library for his book Pay As You Go nypl.org/help/about-nyp…

Such super news for Eskor David Johnson Eskor David Johnson and his brilliant book PAY AS YOU GO.

Loved interviewing Nana K. Eskor David Johnson and Monica Brashears last year, so I'm so dang glad to see these books all getting their due! Congrats all of y'all! nypl.org/help/about-nyp…

To be a part of this group—Nana K., Eskor David Johnson, Monica Brashears, C Pam Zhang. Congratulations to the finalists. Thank you to the judges—A.M. Homes, Caoilinn Hughes, Zain Khalid. nypl.org/help/about-nyp…

.NY Public Library revealed the five finalists for its Young Lions Fiction Award, given each year to a book by an author aged 35 or younger: Nana K., C Pam Zhang, E. J. Koh 고은지, Monica Brashears, and Eskor David Johnson. The winner of this year’s prize will be announced June 13. ow.ly/7Q3e50Rkc3T

Writing is silly because sometimes I’ll drop a bar on the page and be like I can’t WAIT until everyone reads this in three years

Get ready for our spring issue! We’ll have essays by Joel Whitney, Kristin Keane, Eskor David Johnson, and Adalena Kavanagh; interviews with Suzanne Scanlon, delroy lindo, and Lisa Lucas; Noah Hawley in conversation with Jason Schwartzman; poetry by Ocean Vuong; and so much more.