NPR: How Zora Neale Hurston's posthumous novel was rescued from a fire and published
Until today, outside of a handful of scholars, the world had not seen Zora Neale Hurston's final novel, The Life of Herod The Great. Hurston, the accomplished Black writer, folklorist and ...
How Zora Neale Hurston's posthumous novel was rescued from a fire and published
MSN: Zora Neale Hurston: Literary work posthumously earned her title 'Genius of the South'
Zora Neale Hurston: Literary work posthumously earned her title 'Genius of the South'
If you’ve walked around campus lately, you may have noticed several posters or events celebrating Zora Neale Hurston, BC 1928. If you are not familiar with who she was, Spectrum is here to inform you ...
Orlando Sentinel: ZORA! Festival celebrates author Zora Neale Hurston with festivities in Eatonville
An annual festival returning later this month celebrates the life and legacy of the late Central Florida author Zora Neale Hurston while honoring the contributions of Black people across the nation ...
People: Zora Neale Hurston to Posthumously Publish New Novel, Inspired by Biblical Figure Herod the Great (Exclusive)
Zora Neale Hurston to Posthumously Publish New Novel, Inspired by Biblical Figure Herod the Great (Exclusive)
MSN: 133rd anniversary of Zora Neale Hurston's birthday, her life in the sunshine state and ZORA! Fest 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. - Today marks the 133rd anniversary of novelist Zora Neale Hurston's birth. Zora Neale Hurston was an author, anthropologist, and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Best known for her ...
133rd anniversary of Zora Neale Hurston's birthday, her life in the sunshine state and ZORA! Fest 2025
The Grio: A new novel by Zora Neale Hurston reimagines the biblical King Herod
Over 60 years after her death, Zora Neale Hurston’s writing still astounds — and soon, lovers of her work will have a new offering from the acclaimed Harlem Renaissance author. Per People magazine, ...
A new novel by Zora Neale Hurston reimagines the biblical King Herod
Smithsonian Magazine: Why Was Zora Neale Hurston So Obsessed With the Biblical Villain Herod the Great?
Why Was Zora Neale Hurston So Obsessed With the Biblical Villain Herod the Great?
Columbia Daily Spectator: Inaugural Zora Neale Hurston Summit celebrates Hurston’s ‘life, legacy, and work’
The Zora Neale Hurston Trust held the inaugural Zora Neale Hurston Summit on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 on Barnard’s campus in honor of Hurston’s “life, legacy, and work” as a writer and anthropologist. The ...
Zora Neale Hurston’s lost epic. In The Life of Herod the Great, we get a novel full of intrigue, betrayal, and revolution. A depiction of Herod the Great. The first time I felt betrayed was when I was ...
We are in a state of perpetual discovery about Zora Neale Hurston. For years her novels lay dormant, her grave unmarked, her birthdate unknown, her papers languishing in basements. Her patron was ...
The New York Times: Zora Neale Hurston’s Play Comes Alive 100 Years Later
It has taken 100 years for Zora Neale Hurston’s Spunk Banks — her charismatic, guitar-playing, starry-eyed protagonist — to reach the stage. He’s at the heart of Hurston’s 1925 short story, and the ...