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Why are authors expected to be ‘authentic’?

The recent Oscar-winning movie American Fiction – an adaptation of Percival Everett’s novel Erasure by screenwriter and director Cord Jefferson – is a scathing look at the racial stereotyping prevalent in the publishing industry.

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Apple TV+'s Dark Matter overtaken by Dune: Part Two as the most watched streaming title last week

Dune: Part Two overtook Apple TV+ show Dark Matter as the most watched title in last week's streaming charts, but it still holds second place.

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Confronting the audience and breaking the fourth wall: why Black drama is getting meta

On stage and screen, self-referential dramas such as A Strange Loop and American Fiction are on the rise, with playful postmodernism a potent weapon in the fight against inequality

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Is American Fiction true to life? Yes, and our publishing industry has a big problem with Black writers too

In the Oscar-nominated satire, a Black author is appalled when his ‘ghetto’ spoof is a bestseller - but British writers tell us that in publishing, if they don’t want to write about trauma, they struggle to be heard

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American Fiction review: "Jeffrey Wright shines in the fiendishly smart comedy-drama"

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'American Fiction' asks who gets to decide Blackness

The much-anticipated American Fiction comes to theatres this month. As a long-time scholar of Percival Everett, the author whose 2001 novel, Erasure, was adapted for this critically praised film I am curious how the main themes of the book will be explored.

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How to watch American Fiction

Jeffrey Wright stars in American Fiction, a comedy that is garnering great reviews and nominations. Here's how to watch it right now.

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American Fiction review – incisive literary satire takes no prisoners

Jeffrey Wright leads a note-perfect cast as an author pandering to a white appetite for Black trauma in an impressive debut from Cord Jefferson

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