How the Word Is Passed is named one of the 50 best nonfiction books of all time.
By: Jennifer Kushnier
Reader’s Digest
Clint and Krista discuss how words hold wisdom and the connection between reality and memory.
Hosted By: Krista Tippett
On Being Podcast
Clint speaks with Black members of Harvard’s 1963 graduating class about their experience at the institution and How the Word Is Passed.
Hosted By: Kent Garrett
The Last Negroes at Harvard Podcast
Clint shares his story and his inspirations with the world in Episode 8 of Press Pause. His journey might even impress his 7-year-old self.
Hosted By: Mark Wright
Press Pause Podcast
Clint and Dwayne discuss places across the U.S. that successfully—and not-so-successfully—confront the history of slavery; what Clint learned visiting Holocaust memorials in Germany for his Atlantic cover story; and Clint’s formative experience as a high school English teacher.
Hosted By: Dwayne Betts
Almost There Podcast
How the Word Is Passed is selected as a favorite of 3 Shepherd writers.
By: Melinda Lewis, Seth Mallios, & Nina Silber
Shepherd
The creative processes of writing How the Word Is Passed and Above Ground are explored.
By: Elisabeth Egan
The New York Times
Clint speaks with Khalil and Ben about his process of writing Above Ground and How the Word Is Passed.
By Khalil Gibran Muhammad and Ben Austen
Some of My Best Friends Are…, March 8, 2023
How the Word Is Passed is listed as a must-read.
By Zipporah Osei
Boston.com, February 8, 2023
How the Word Is Passed is named as a top 10 book to read during Black History Month.
By People Magazine Staff
People Magazine, February 8, 2023
How the Word Is Passed is named as a book to read this Black History Month.
By Angela Johnson
The Root Magazine, February 4, 2023
How the Word Is Passed is named as a newly-released paperback book to read in February.
By Moira Macdonald
The Seattle Times, January 31, 2023
Clint speaks with Kerri Miller of Minnesota Public Radio about How the Word Is Passed and how we reckon with slavery.
By Kelly Gordon
Minnesota Public Radio, January 27, 2023
How the Word is Passed is named by the Washington Post staff as one of the top books to read in 2023.
The Washington Post, January 10, 2023
How the Word is Passed is named by Cosmopolitan as an essential read on Black History.
By Corinne Sullivan
Cosmopolitan, January 10, 2023
How the Word is Passed is named the Monthly Nonfiction Pick by Barnes & Noble.
Barnes & Noble, January, 2023
Above Ground is named to by Today as one of the 36 best new books of 2023.
By Lupita Aquino and Elena Nicolaou
Today, December 5, 2022
Clint has has won the prestigious Dayton Literary Peace Prize along with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers for their writing on the legacy of slavery in the US.
By Dan Sheehan
Lit Hub, September 28, 2022
The Sidney Hillman Foundation announces today the winners of the 72nd annual Hillman Prizes for journalism and recognized Clint Smith for his book about visiting historical sites to investigate how slavery and the Civil War are memorialized and taught.
By Sidney Hillman Foundation
Sidney Hillman Foundation, April 19, 2022
Anitra D. Brown describes Clint Smith’s journey home to the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University where he discusses his book, How the Word Is Passed.
By Anitra D. Brown
The New Orleans Tribune, March 31, 2022