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Among the nominated works are a novel inspired by one of the first, black, female doctors in the United States and a biography of DH Lawrence.
Greg Tate was part of a powerful tradition of Black criticism. Its inheritor is Hanif Abdurraqib.
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
In this encore broadcast of a March 2021 conversation, host Lauren Korn and poet-essayist Paisley Rekdal, author of ‘Appropriate: A Provocation,’ dive into the nuances of cultural appropriation in literature. What is the difference between depicting a character unlike one’s self and appropriating their culture and identity? What is the difference between one’s politics and one’s ethics?
Kira Bingemann, adult programming and reference librarian at the David & Joyce Milne Public Library in Williamstown, is helping us out by sharing a few must-read titles to honor Black