Ralph Ellison: Author of Invisible Man

A young adult biography of novelist Ralph Ellison

Toni Morrison: A Biography
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Traces the life of the first African-American author to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, discussing how she overcame racial and economic barriers to become a successful writer.
No Rest for the Weary
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―Nothing, you moon pie face lil' boy. Just calling to see if you and Laila was getting along.‖ ―Oh snap, that's what it was. I knew it was something, I just couldn't remember. B... you're a life saver. I'm glad you called.
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Himes was equally revealing in the many interviews he granted during his long and tumultuous career in America and France.
Maud Martha
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Symbolising some of the author's most provocative writing, this novel captures the essence of Black life, and recognises the beauty and strength that lies within each of us.
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This edition includes an introduction by Iceberg Slim's widow, Diane Millman Beck.
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Thirty-two-year old writer Damian Cross has just returned from a disastrous first book tour only to be dumped by his fiancee.