“Children’s literature is this incredibly dangerous and damaging reservoir of unreality,” author Junot Díaz says. Watch the full episode here: http://ow.ly/kSpY30jdf0z | Salon

These are the 5 books that changed Junot Díaz's life: http://ow.ly/N03j30juIoP | Salon

Junot Díaz, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” “Drown” and “This is How You Lose Her,” joined “Salon Talks” to present his latest project, “Islandborn," a children’s book centered on the immigrant experience and how kids discover family roots. “I wanted to write something that would not only fill a huge absence in literature, but would also be useful for children,” Díaz told Salon's D. Watkins. Watch the full interview to hear Díaz's assessment of the pu

“Fill the damn plate, yo!” - Junot Díaz urges people to help themselves to the identity buffet: http://on.cc.com/2FFmuQt | The Daily Show

Junot Díaz discusses the identity struggles that immigrants face in the United States. Full interview: http://on.cc.com/2FFmuQt | The Daily Show