Were these the most notable books of 2008?
- Author: anika
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Nov 26,2008
The New York Times has put together its list of the 100 Notable Books of 2008.
Books by black authors or focused on black subjects that may be of interest:
- Fanon, by John Edgar Wideman
- A Mercy, by Toni Morrison
- Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen, by Philip Dray
- Condoleezza Rice. An American Life: A Biography, by Elisabeth Bumiller
- Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music, by Ted Gioia
- The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family, by Annette Gordon-Reed
- The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood, by Helene Cooper
- The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse, by Richard Thompson Ford
Were these the most notable? Did they miss something?
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2 Responses for "Were these the most notable books of 2008?"
Great list…I read House at Sugar Beach and really enjoyed it (although at times I didn’t understand the naiveness of the author).
Other books APOOO recommends:
Song Yet Sung by James McBride
Sweetsmoke by David Fuller (white author but black subject matter)
Scottsboro by Ellen Feldman (white author but black subject matter)
Stand the Storm by Breena Clarke
The Beautiful Struggle
Conception by Kalisha Buckhanon
Tha Naked Truth by Marvelyn Brown
Ugh – 2008 was not a good year, huh? I would add, maybe, the graphic novel, Icognegro, by Johnson and Pleece. I keep thinking that there must be others…
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