I made the spur of the moment decision to compile a list of the books I have reviewed by Black authors in a handy masterpost for Black History Month. I have a vague recollection of doing something similar for Pride month years ago when I was still operating primarily on Tumblr, and this seems like… Continue reading Let’s read books by Black authors!
Tag: edward p. jones
The Known World by Edward P. Jones
[Edit: Originally published November 19, 2016] Set in the fictional Manchester County in Virginia, The Known World is the story of Henry Townsend, a Black man who owns slaves, and those slaves. One of the main characters the story follows is named Moses, but one of the beautiful things about the book is that it develops all it’s… Continue reading The Known World by Edward P. Jones
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