A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies by Bartolomé de las Casas
very early protest against colonialism
Tag: racism
Native Son by Richard Wright
surprisingly good protest novel; thoughts on UK election result
Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
great early[ish] essays from one of america’s best
The Mask That Sang by Susan Currie
impressive, purposeful, children’s fiction
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
I read another great, serious, time travel novel
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
a solid, if unambitious, novel from a major contemporary voice
Blues For Mister Charlie by James Baldwin
a sad play from JB the master
Witchcraft by Pennethorne Hughes
a delicious 1960s Pelican about the dark arts…
Three Lives by Gertrude Stein
you absolute Stein
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
acclaimed canadian steampunky slavery novel
