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Ravi Howard is the author of two novels, Like, Trees, Walking and Driving the King. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Atlanta, Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021, and Salon. He has recorded commentary for NPR's All Things Considered. Howard has received fellowships and awards from the Hurston-Wright Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition to being selected as a finalist for the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, he won the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence.

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