Tender Omnibus
exceptional omnibus from NY publisher Tender Buttons
Tag: USA
Cane by Jean Toomer
ok toomer
In the House of My Father by Hiwot Adilow
another kooky blog post
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
People I’ve Met From The Internet by Stephen van Dyck
an essential contemporary memoir
Most of my Heroes Don’t Appear On No Stamps by Ran Walker
brief comments on a collection of kwansabas
John Barleycorn by Jack London
1914 memoir about alcoholism that oozes big denial
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
