Ravi Howard

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Ravi Howard is an American novelist [1] and a professor at Florida State University. [2] His first novel Like Trees, Walking was published in 2007 and inspired by the lynching of Michael Donald. [3] In 2008, Howard was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel and won the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. [4] [5] His second novel, Driving the King, was published in 2014 and is about the friendship between Nat King Cole and his friend Nat Weary. [6] In The New York Times, critic Janet Maslin called Driving the King "a thoroughly convincing story" and a "warmly enveloping book." [7] In 2021, Howard's short story "The Good Thief," originally published in Alabama Noir, was included in the anthology Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021. [8]

During his time in television, he won a Sports Emmy Award for writing for the show Inside the NFL . [9]

References

  1. ↑ Jones, Tayari (January 27, 2015). "Ravi Howard on singer Nat King Cole: "The Jackie Robinson of television"". Salon.com. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ravi Howard | Department of English". english.fsu.edu. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  3. ↑ "Novelist Ravi Howard on 'Like Trees, Walking'". NPR. March 7, 2007. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ Matthews, Sebastian (June 15, 2015). "The Burden of History: an Interview with Ravi Howard". Fiction Writers Review. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ Gautier, Amina (February 7, 2016). "The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Ravi Howard". The Rumpus. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  6. ↑ Maslin, Janet (December 28, 2014). "On the Civil Rights Map, a Crooner and His Driver". The New York Times. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ "On the Civil Rights Map, a Crooner and His Driver (Published 2014)". 2014-12-28. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  8. ↑ "Ravi Howard's 2020 short story 'The Good Thief' finds a home in 2021 Best American anthology | Department of English". english.fsu.edu. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  9. ↑ Sieradzki, Amanda (September 19, 2020). "Author and teacher Ravi Howard chimes in with Poets for Change". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
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