AndrewToday, in celebration of his birthday, check out some of the revolutionary works that were Martin Luther King’s favorite books.
Category: books
What Does Orwellian Mean
Invoking Nineteen Eighty-Four and “Orwellian” fast became a lazy catchall way of describing perceived unfair treatment. It’s led many – including me – to ask: “Do these people know what Orwellian means?” “Have they even read Orwell?” and “What would George Orwell think of these fascist right-wing turds invoking his name?”
Chris Frantz Details His Once in a Lifetime Career in New Memoir, “Remain in Love”
“When people say, ‘It’s time to move on,’ I am not down with that. When speaking about my family, my friends, and my band, I […]
9 Unsettling Gothic Novels of the 19th Century
Tiffany Ellis“The original [ Gothic novels ] focused on personalities deformed through loneliness. Ghouls, vampires, werewolves: all made, not born. But the isolation? Are even such […]
9 Essential Native American Novels for Commemorating Indigenous Peoples Day
Named for the surge in landmark Native American novels written during the time period, the Native American Renaissance kicked off in the late 1960s and […]
8 Black Owned Bookstores That Have Online Ordering
“Black owned bookstores are not just in business to sell books. Their mission is to make sure that the information they are carrying expands their […]
Appendix H: “Home,” by Marilynne Robinson (2008)
Maybe great sorrow or guilt is simply to be accepted as absolute, like revelation. My iniquity/punishment is greater than I can bear. In the Hebrew, […]
Appendix G: “The Voice at the Back Door” by Elizabeth Spencer (1957)
“But in the earlier hours, or so I have read, they still have got their daylight minds. It takes the midnight mind to do the […]