Contemporary Literature

Question 1

Contemporary Literature

Answer 1

The stuff made after your born

Question 2

Mindy Kaling

Answer 2

• Born June 24, 1979
• Vera MIndy Chokalingam
• Parents are from South India
• She is an actress, executive producer, writer, and director
• Started as a 19-year-old intern on Conan O’Brien.
• Joined the writing staff on THE OFFICE at 24 (only woman)
• Started THE MINDY PROJECT in 2012 (6 seasons)
• Writer and producer of NEVER HAVE I EVER.
• She has 2 kids but won’t say the dad is.

Question 3

John Green

Answer 3

• BornAugust 24, 1977
• Author, YT, and podcaster
• From/Lives in Indianapolis, IN
• First published Looking for Alaska in 2005
• Started Vlog brothers with Hank Green in 2007 (Thier only means of communication for a year)
• Three of his books have become movies (Turtles All the Way Down come out May 4)

Question 4

Jenny Lawson

Answer 4

• Born December 29, 1973
• Journalist, author, blogger
• Sufferers from:
  - Rheumatoid arthritis
  - Depression
  - Anxiety
  - Avoidant Personality disorder
  - OCD
• Owns Nowhere Books in San Antonio, TX
• likes animals: (taxidermy): wall mounts
• shes’ weird bro

Question 5

Genre

Answer 5

• a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature
• Characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter

Question 6

Simon Rich

Answer 6

• Born June 5, 1984
• Raised in New York city (now lives in LA)
• Humorist, novelist, and Screenwriter
• Attended Harvard University
• Youngest writer for SNL
• Staff writer for PIxar

Question 7

Amanda Gorman

Answer 7

Born in March 1998
Poet and activist
From LA
Auditory processing disorder (still) and speech impediment (as a child)
National Youth Poet Laureate
Harvard UN
Became the youngest poet to read at an inaugural ceremony in 2021

Question 8

Sarah Kay

Answer 8

• Born June 19, 988
• Spoken word poet
• Born in New York City
• Japanese-American Mother and Jewish-American father
• Television debut in 2007 on HBO
• Founder of Project V.O.I.C.E