Well-Read Black Girl - Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves

Zusatztext Edim! creator of the Brooklyn-based Well-Read Black Girl book club! invites readers to discover uplifting stories by black women writers in this thoughtfully edited anthology. . . . This work affirms the transformative power of reading. Informationen zum Autor Glory Edim is the founder of Well-Read Black Girl, a book club turned online community and literary festival. WRBG provides a vital space for Black women readers and writers to connect and grow in conversation. Since launching in 2015, WRBG has steadily grown into a thriving online community, showcasing Black women through literature and paying homage to Black women writers such as Toni Morrison, Alice Walker and Maya Angelou. Klappentext An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by Glory Edim, founder of the popular book club and online community, Well-Read Black Girl, on the importance of recognising ourselves in literature.An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by Glory Edim, founder of the popular book club and online community, Well-Read Black Girl, on the importance of recognising ourselves in literature. Zusammenfassung An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by Glory Edim, founder of the popular book club and online community, Well-Read Black Girl, on the importance of recognising ourselves in literature.

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Yes, Well-Read Black Girl is as good as it sounds. . . . [Glory Edim] gathers an all-star cast of contributors-among them Lynn Nottage, Jesmyn Ward, and Gabourey Sidibe. O: The Oprah Magazine

Product details

• Authors: Glory Edim
• Publisher: Trapeze
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781409189282
• ISBN: 978-1-4091-8928-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 178 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Oral History, LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Literary essays, African History, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Social discrimination and equal treatment, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / African American & Black