• The Root's Winter Read-In

    From books that should've been in Oprah's book club to bedtime stories for kids to The Root's rewrite of the Western canon, speed-read through our well-read books package.
    The Root's Winter Read-In: Re-Writing the List of Books You Should Be Reading
  • Books on The Root -- Sept. 18, 2009

    This week: Author Elizabeth Nunez joins Books on The Root contributor Felicia Pride to talk about her seventh novel, Anna In-Between. Nunez discusses common roots, the Caribbean literary canon and why "the immigrant survives by forgetting."

     

    * Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.

    * Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.
    Books on The Root -- Sept. 18, 2009
  • Fine Wine in a Plastic Cup

    Meet TEWW blogger Felicia Pride.
    Meet TEWW Blogger Felicia Pride
  • Books on The Root -- Aug. 7, 2009

    This week: Author Victor LaValle joins Books on The Root contributor, Felicia Pride to talk about his latest novel Big Machine. LaValle explores the weird spaces his work has taken him, addresses his fascination with mental illness and explains why writers must first embrace being a reader.

     

    * Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.

    * Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.
    Books on The Root -- Aug. 7, 2009
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