Iowa Writers' Workshop alumnus Asali Solomon recommends Gwendolyn Brooks' novella Maud Martha on NPR's All Things Considered. Solomon writes:

The plot here resembles your life or mine: good days and bad, no headlines. But Maud Martha's riotous parade of human feeling will make you wonder what Brooks could have done with your life story.

"You Must Read This: Gwendolyn Brooks' Indispensable Maud Martha"