In the past two years, African literature has undergone a renaissance of attention. Articles in the New York Times and The Guardian have noted the growing number of African literary stars; Continue reading
BEST BOOKS OF 2014
by Clarence V. Reynolds
Freelance editor and literary arbiter Clarence V. Reynolds reads five books per day, or was that per month. Continue reading
On February 4, 2014, at New York University, poetry, love, and hundreds of Black Arts devotees filled two rooms to honor the activists Jayne Cortez (1934-2012) and Amiri Baraka Continue reading
After 365 days of nonstop reading, writer and editor Clarence Reynolds has whittled his best books down to an exquisite nine titles. Let us know if you think he’s forgotten a book or two. Continue reading