The 25 Most Influential Works of Postwar Queer Literature
Posted inBaldwin, James (1924-87) Bechdel, Alison Binnie, Imogen Books and Literature Galgut, Damon Gay, Roxane Giovanni's Room (Book) Gunn, Thom Hansberry, Lorraine Highsmith, Patricia Hollinghurst, Alan Homosexuality and Bisexuality Ijames, James Kushner, Tony Lorde, Audre (1934-92) Memorial (Book) Peters, Torrey Poetry and Poets Rich, Adrienne The Prophets (Book) Theater Washington, Bryan (Author) White, Edmund Winterson, Jeanette Writing and Writers

The 25 Most Influential Works of Postwar Queer Literature

Six opinionated writers debate — and define — the state of L.G.B.T.Q. writing in order to make a list of the most essential works of fiction, poetry and drama right now.
The New Black Canon: Books, Plays and Poems That Everyone Should Know
Posted inBaraka, Amiri Black People Books and Literature Brooks, Gwendolyn Cooper, J California (1932-2014) Demby, William (1922-2013) Hairston, Andrea (1952- ) Hansberry, Lorraine Himes, Chester Kaufman, Bob McPherson, James Alan Poetry and Poets Reed, Ishmael Spence, Eulalie (1894-1981) Theater Toomer, Jean Writing and Writers

The New Black Canon: Books, Plays and Poems That Everyone Should Know

A guide to some of the undervalued 20th-century works that testify to the richness of the Black American literary archive.