What I Learned About Authenticity From a National Book Award Finalist

Randy Ribay gives his thoughts on inspiration and what ‘you’ really means

Sukhroop Singh
Nov 7 · 5 min read
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

I met Randy in Brooklyn, during an event he was at to promote his book, Patron Saints of Nothing. The book has since catapulted Ribay into literary stardom, as he can now say he’s a finalist for the 2019 National Book Awards…

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