Best Books of 2011
NONFICTION Color Me English: Migration and Belonging Before and After 9/11 By Caryl Phillips The New Press In this book of personal and critical essays, Caryl Phillips explores themes of cultural awareness and racial identity that are often at the center of his engaging fiction. Color Me English is a profound collection of previously written,
Brooklyn Book Festival 2011
September 18, 2011 – Now in its sixth year, the Brooklyn Book Festival has become one of the premiere literary events in the country. Starting on the prior Thursday, BBF programmed readings throughout the borough, culminating with Sunday’s main event. Thousands of book lovers jammed multiple venues to hear some of their favorite authors read…
Tayari Jones
July 7, 2011 – Tayari Jones, in the midst of a 30-city book tour, made a stop at McNally Jackson Bookstore in NYC to read from her new novel Silver Sparrow. After the reading she was joined by Sara Nelson of O magazine for a lively conversation.
Chimamanda Adichie: Interview
by A. Naomi JacksonMosaic #17 – Winter 2007 She was born in Enugu and grew up in Nsukka; her father was Vice-Chancellor at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Before she had even undertaken her first degree, Adichie had already published a collection of poetry, Decisions, seen her play For Love of Biafra performed, and received…
Mosaic 20
10/2007 Embracing Traditions: An interview with Tayari Jones Deemed one of the best writers of our generation, Tayari Jones discusses writing, the South, and her novels The Untelling and Leaving Atlanta. by Nicole Sealey Bits of Wisdom: A Conversation with J. California Cooper Beloved by readers throughout the world, J. California Cooper tells us how she feels about…
Tayari Jones: Interview
With the release of her third novel, Tayari Jones continues her ascendency up the literary ladder. Silver Sparrow “chronicles the not-quite-parallel lives of Dana Lynn Yarboro and Bunny Chaurisse Witherspoon in 1980s Atlanta. Both girls-born four months apart-are the daughters of James Witherspoon, a secret bigamist, but only Dana and her mother, Gwen, are aware…
