BLACK BOOKS LIVE!
Black Books Live!Black Books Live! seeks to address the dearth of audio material available from Black Authors. Hosts Jason Harris, Cher Jey and guests will read excerpts from a Black author's classic works. Links to the print and audio copies of the featured author will be included with each episode.
| Publishes | Infrequently | Episodes | 5 | Founded | 13 years ago |
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Today we are featuring one of the icons of the Harlem Renaissance, and one of the fathers of Black Literature, Langston Hughes. James Mercer Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1901, in Joplin, Missouri. His parents divorced when he was a young chil... more
For this episode, we are featuring the work of yet another living master: award winning playwright and novelist J. California Cooper . After gaining notoriety as a playwright, Cooper turned her attention to novels and short stories; she has since pub... more
Arthur Flowers is the author of two novels, 'Another Good Loving Blues' and 'De Mojo Blues'. He has also written a nonfiction memoir, 'Mojo Rising: Confessions of a 21st Century Conjureman' and other books. Flowers states that his work is focused on ... more
When one thinks of books and thinks of Toni, we all know who comes to mind- our Nobel laureate, Pulitzer prize winning grand dame, Toni Morrison. Yet in the world of literature, there are two 'Tonis', and today we are focusing on the equally importan... more
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Apple Podcasts5Icompeltharts
United States9 years ago - Amazing podcast Thank You for thissss
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Netherlands9 years ago - Amazingly done please do continue
I randomly discovered this podcast, because I was looking for podcasts on Toni Cade Bambara and this came up. I study literature and there are no Black Authors in the curriculum so I make it a point to write essays on Black authors or use their work in assignments if I can. This podcast is so beautifully done and makes the works come alive. It's such a joy to listen. I do hope they continue making more wonderful podcasts. The one on James Baldwin kept me on the edge of my seat! I love this. Than... more
Apple Podcasts5DiscofoxxUnited States9 years ago - Sonny's Blues belong to all of us!
Thank you so much for this very earnest project. We need more books like this that speak to our collective experiences in America, and you have aptly chosen a title that sets the tone for what we will come to expect from Black Books Live. I was mesmerized and enthrall led from the opening line to the last poignant word. Bravo! Waiting for the next installment.
Apple Podcasts5NeeairahUnited States13 years ago
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