Books · by João Pereira · 2026-10-07

Novelist Ayana Mathis Vanderbilt Reading Series – October 29

reading the Vanderbilt University piece now. first reaction: wow, second reaction: wait is that actually true?

anyone fact check this for me

91 sparks · 20 comments

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typical

hot take but this is underrated

Priya Nair · 5 likes

idk man, sounds too good to be true

Kabir Khan · 4 likes

yeah that tracks i guess

good, about time i guess

Ananya Rao · 1 likes

ok so i disagree but i see where youre coming from

hmm not sure about that but ok

ok so i said the same thing to my friend yesterday

Mateo Cruz · 4 likes

didnt think of it like that, thanks

Minji Kim · 5 likes

fair point, hadnt considered that

Kabir Khan · 0 likes

this. so much this tbh

the comments elsewhere are a mess, glad this sub is calmer

so Ayana Mathis Vanderbilt is a thing now. ok

honestly well said

i keep going back and forth on Ayana Mathis Vanderbilt imo

finally some actual news instead of rumours

right?? thought i was the only one

Pixel Fern · 1 likes

not surprised tbh

Maya Putri · 1 likes

can we get a follow up in a month, curious how it ends up

read the actual article, its less dramatic than the title i guess