Category: United States

Once
Once
by Alice Walker

Once

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This first volume of poetry established Walker as a poet of unusual sensitivity and power. All of the poems in this collection were written either in East Africa, where Walker spent the summer of 1965, or during her senior year at Sarah...
Category: African American
The Temple of My Familiar

The Temple of My Familiar

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In Walker’s follow-up to The Color Purple , webs of characters are drawn toward critical confrontations with history In The Temple of My Familiar, Celie and Shug from The Color Purple subtly shadow the lives of dozens of characters, all...
Category: African American
You Can’t Keep a Good Woman Down

You Can’t Keep a Good Woman Down

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A natural evolution from the earlier, much-acclaimed collection In Love and Trouble, these fourteen provocative and often humorous stories show women oppressed but not defeated. These are hopeful stories about love, lust, fame, and...
Category: African American
Extreme Change

Extreme Change

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A middle class family flees the crime and poverty of Detroit for a fresh start in New York City. A fire leaves them homeless and they are forced into the nightmare of the homeless system. A determined woman saves her family and new friends...
Category: African American
Navigate Your Stars

Navigate Your Stars

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A revelatory, uplifting, and gorgeously illustrated meditation on dedication, hard work, and the power of perseverance from the beloved, New York Times bestselling, and two-time National Book Award–winning Jesmyn Ward. For Tulane...
Category: African American
Joy

Joy

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Victoria Christopher Murray's bestselling novel shares the story of a successful black Christian woman who must decide how far she is willing to go to have a future with the man she loves. Anya Mitchell feels greatly blessed. The owner of...
Category: African American
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