Set in Rhodesia in the 1960's, Tsitsi Dangarembga's NERVOUS CONDITIONS (1988) is a classic novel enduring unto today for its memorable protagonist and strong statements about gender inequities of women, stolen educational access and resource gaps in a politically-charged nation.
Category: Writers
10 Black Women Writers To Read This Black History Month
These women came before Kindle, and forever changed opportunities available to Black women authors in America.
P(raising) Zora
Today, Zora Neale Hurston's spirit is 124 years old.
People Once Read Zora Could Not Write
What ignited our spirits about the work was the awesome imagining of the unrecognizable language it presented in the midst of drama we could recognize.
Great African-American Books of 2014
Compiling this list of 2014 books by or about Black Americans which I read cover-to-cover, or keep on my "To Read" mantle, is how I have officially begun my holidays; there is just something about putting hands deep into books (with covers and pages) that makes everything all right.
Spirit of Writing Week 9: Useful Gifts For Writers (and Free Tips too…)
There is something in the nature of the loner personality both ill-fated and magically destined to imagine for a living which creates a kleptomania for life overall, the evidence of which are astounding collections of curiosities and mementos and souvenirs and of course BOOKS. And, it is actually okay for you to add to it with the right gifts...End 2014 writing, not planning to write again in 2015. The Spirit of Writing: 12 Weeks of Practice.
We Had Some Phenomenal Fiction in 2014.
It feels wondrous to see a Black American woman at the helm of both literary and mainstream fiction in America (Roxane Gay), and we are all happy for Jacqueline Woodsons' National Book Award win. However, I wondered where were big, majestic books by my Black American sisters at front of the bookstore and many more smaller books Black American women really had to talk about?
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