Sapphire Push

'Precious' Author Sapphire Sells Sequel Novel

The Hollywood Reporter | Posted 05.25.2011

Sapphire's newest book, The Kid, is somewhat of a sequel to Push. It will focus on the son of the main character "as he approaches manhood -- alone, b...

Why Precious Matters: Fiction as Witness

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 05.25.2011

Nina Sankovitch

It is no accident that the hopes of Precious become manifest when she learns to read and write and she begins to do both, voraciously. It is through reading and writing that Precious finds her own life and her own voice.

Great Author Interviews (AUDIO)

npr.com | Posted 05.25.2011

NPR has a host of great author interviews every week, and we thought we'd bring you the best of the recent ones. Listen below for three really great o...