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By Mat Johnson, Art by Warren Pleece
Vertigo, May 2009 (soft cover)
Recently released in paperback, this graphic novel mixes politics, the American South, lynching, murder charges and racial passing in a neatly packed mystery.
By Kasper Hauser
Little, Brown and Company, June 2009
Written by a comedic team, this parody of what the president’s BlackBerry would read includes silly text messages from his staff, crazy news alerts and funny e-mails from foreign officials.
Down Home with the Neelys: A Southern Family Cookbook
By Patrick and Gina Neely with Paula Disbrowe
Knopf, May 2009
The collection of recipes from the Food Network’s lovable cooking couple may motivate carryout aficionados to whip up something.
Too Much of a Good Thing Ain't Bad
By Clarence Nero
Broadway, June 2009
The sequel to Three Sides to Every Story follows the conflicted love between Johnny and James, who, having met in prison, try to maneuver their new worlds in Washington, D.C., after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
No Matter What!: 9 Steps to Living the Life You Love
By Lisa Nichols
Grand Central, April 2009
A contributor to “The Secret” DVD, the motivational speaker has developed a plan to teach you how to flex your “bounce-back” muscles and capture your dream life.
Random House, June 2009
The young and highly imaginative novelist returns with her third book, a tale about twin girls, a haunted house and family secrets.
Black Noir: Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction by African-American Writers
Edited by Otto Penzler
Pegasus, March 2009
The proprietor of New York’s The Mysterious Bookshop has gathered a signature cast of past and present black wordsmiths— like Paula L. Woods, Chester Himes, Walter Mosley, Gary Phillips and Edward P. Jones—for a collection of writings that he believes “transcend race and genre to fulfill their primary purpose—to inform and entertain.”
Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend
By Larry Tye
Random House, June 2009
The former Boston Globe reporter turns his attention to the myth, truth and mystery behind Satchel Paige, the Negro Leagues pitcher who never really got his proper due.
By Alexis Wright
Atria, April 2009
Written by an Aboriginal activist, this award-winning novel illuminates the heartbreaking yet resilient lives of Australia’s indigenous people.
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I'm reading this collection of short stories now. It's refreshing and quite insightful to understand how blacks folks from other spaces view America.
Thanks Felicia for this tremendous list.
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I went through the list and I was glad to see Another Country by Baldwin, Song of Solomon by Morrison, and One Hundred Years of Solitude by Marquez. I would put all three on my favorites list.
Right now I am reading A Mercy by Morrison and I just finished Dark Bargain by Lawerance Goldstone. Goldstone's book is about the writing of the Constitution and what "bargains" were part of the deal. I really liked this book because he put all the actors of this drama on stage in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787. It just so happen that I finished Annette Gordon-Reeds, The Hemingses of Monticello not long ago which gave another dimension to the Dark Bargain.
I also have Eduardo Galena's Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone. I saw an interview on C-SPAN. His interviewer compared his work to Garbriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of of Solitude.
the baldwin choice,'another country', is great, however note part of it takes place in france. thehistorical significance is notable as well. baldwin completed the work while staying in william styron's guest house in conn. from autumn of 1960 till summer of 1961. at the same time styron was crafting, 'confessions of nat turnner." the period cemented their relationship.it's a perfect point in history for black americans to revisit this proflic writer given the blue smoke and mirrors manny are being trated to.
"An Elegy for Easterly" was very, very good. I bought it simply because of the Coetzee quote regarding the author and was far from disappointed. On that matter, anything by Coetzee is worth reading...
"A free man of color" Great writing, set in 1830's New Orleans...This book and the rest of the series got me reading fiction again!
Soul on Ice by Eldridge Cleaver