The Word: Black Writers Talk About the Transformative Power of

The Word: Black Writers Talk About the Transformative Power of Reading and Writing

Critically acclaimed Black writers reveal how books have shaped their personal livesâ€”in often unexpected ways.
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In these thirteen strikingly candid interviews, bestselling authors, winners of the Pulitzer Prize, and writers picked by Oprahâ€™s Book Club discuss how the acts of reading and writing have deeply affected their lives by expanding the conceptual borders of their communities and broadening their sense of self.

Edwidge Danticat movingly recounts the first time she encountered a Black character in a book and how this changed her worldview forever; Edward P. Jones speaks openly about being raised by an illiterate mother; J. California Cooper discusses the spiritual sources of her literary inspiration; Nathan McCall explains how reading saved his life while in prison; Pearl Cleage muses eloquently about how other peopleâ€™s stories help one make oneâ€™s own way in the world; and world-renowned historian John Hope Franklinâ€”in one of the last interviews he gave before his deathâ€”touchingly recalls his childhood in the segregated South and how reading opened his mind to lifeâ€™s greater possibilities.

The stories that emerge from these in-depth interviews not only provide an important record of the creative life of leading Black writers but also explore the vast cultural and spiritual benefits of reading and writing, and they support the growing initiative to encourage people to read as both a passion and a pastime.
Country USA
Brand Broadway Books
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Paperback
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2011-01-11
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780767929912

Country	USA
Brand	Broadway Books
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Paperback
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2011-01-11
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780767929912

The Word: Black Writers Talk About the Transformative Power of Reading and Writing

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