Blues For Mister Charlie by James Baldwin
a sad play from JB the master
Tag: racism
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
Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee
an absolute disgrace
Selected Tales by Edgar Allan Poe
mediocre prose and a child bride: time to cancel Poe
Travels With Myself And Another by Martha Gellhorn
another racist travel book
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
impressive, emotive, historical
Mixed-Race Superman by Will Harris
glorious, wonderful, contemporary non-fiction
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
i can’t believe it’s so racist
Africa’s Tarnished Name by Chinua Achebe
a bit of African history and more white opinions on racism #facepalm #alwayspublish
Time and Again by Jack Finney
writing on time travel like
Remembering Oluwale: An Anthology edited by SJ Bradley
a powerful anthology of poetry and prose
Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
essential reading, especially if you’re a racist
The Africa In My House by Andrea Mbarushimana
A British woman considers the life of her Rwandan husband and his country.
The Fight by Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer writes energetically and racistly about boxing
On a Chinese Screen by W. Somerset Maugham
Very Colonial travel writing from author of The Painted Veil
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
because white men can’t / police their imagination / black men are dying
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Can I write about writing about race without discussing race? No.
From Russia With Love by Ian Fleming
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Leviathan or, The Whale by Philip Hoare
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The Virtue of Selfishness by Ayn Rand
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The Diamond Smugglers by Ian Fleming
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Filth by Irvine Welsh
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Maus by Art Spiegelman
Art Spiegelman’s Maus is famous. And serious. And acclaimed. And important. And canonical. And worthy. There is very little I canContinue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 