On Clarence Major’s Enduring Portrait of the Blues, <em>Dirty Bird Blues</em>

On Clarence Major’s Enduring Portrait of the Blues, Dirty Bird Blues

Yusef Komunyakaa Introduces the 25th Anniversary Edition

By Yusef Komunyakaa | February 9, 2022

Charles J. Shields on the Profound and Playful Friendship Between Lorraine Hansberry and James Baldwin

Charles J. Shields on the Profound and Playful Friendship Between Lorraine Hansberry and James Baldwin

“Baldwin loved her caustic wit.”

By Charles J. Shields | January 19, 2022

WATCH: Myisha Cherry and Jacqueline Woodson Discuss the Liberatory Possibilities of Lordean Rage

WATCH: Myisha Cherry and Jacqueline Woodson Discuss the Liberatory Possibilities of Lordean Rage

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By The Virtual Book Channel | December 9, 2021

Why Writers Shouldn’t Wait for Permission to Create the Stories They Want

Why Writers Shouldn’t Wait for Permission to Create the Stories They Want

James Hannaham on Uncensored Reading, Salacious Novels, and Marginalized Authors

By James Hannaham | November 30, 2021

Kyle Lucia Wu on James Baldwin, Qiu Miaojin, and Brandon Taylor

Kyle Lucia Wu on James Baldwin, Qiu Miaojin, and Brandon Taylor

Rapid-Fire Book Recs From the Author of Win Me Something

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How the TV Adaptation of Alex Haley’s <em>Roots</em> Sparked a Cultural Awakening

How the TV Adaptation of Alex Haley’s Roots Sparked a Cultural Awakening

Wil Haygood on the History of Black Life on Screen

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How Richard Wright Grappled with Behaviorism, Racism, and Trauma in <em>Native Son</em>

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On the Power of the “Unlinked” Story Collection

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Need a writing soundtrack? Listen to James Baldwin’s record collection in Spotify playlist form.

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Towards the Heart of a Book: In Praise of the Epigraph

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Watch this never-aired ABC television profile of James Baldwin.

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