February BookPage Reviews

A symphony of varied voices

Whenever February rolls around, so does Black History Month, a special time to celebrate new books written by black authors. Whether the volume is fictional or academic, the keen sense of anticipation is the same, for Black History Month assures that publishers and booksellers will flood the literary marketplace with a wide variety of offerings in every major area of interest. This season promises to be one of the most exciting yet with a host of compelling books.

Paris Noir:
African Americans in the City of Light

Southern Journey:
A Return to the Civil Rights Movement
By Tom Dent
William Morrow

Deep Sightings and Rescue Missions
By Toni Cade Bambara
Pantheon

The Norton Anthology
of African American Literature
By Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
and Nellie Y. McKay
Norton

Early Negro Writing: 1760-1837
Selected by Dorothy Porter
Black Classic Press

Have No Fear:
The Charles Evers Story
By Charles Evers
John Wiley

Finding new fiction voices
to rival the old

Naming the New World

The View from Here
By Brian Keith Jackson
Pocket

Patches of Fire:
A Story of War and Redemption
Anchor

Fiction by women

He Say She Say

Kinfolks By Kristin Hunter Lattany
Ballantine

The Hand I Fan With
Tina McElroy Ansa
Doubleday

Celebrate the voices of Black History Month

Audio reviews by Sukey Howard

Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die
I Shall Not Be Moved
Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well

Song of Solomon The Bluest Eye
By Toni Morrison
Random House Audiobooks

Having Our Say:
The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
By Sarah and A. Elizabeth Delany
Audio Renaissance

Long Walk to Freedom
By Nelson Mandela
Time Warner Audiobooks

An Easy Burden:
The Civil Rights Movement and
the Transformation of America
By Andrew Young
HarperAudio

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A symphony of varied voices

Finding new fiction voices to rival the old

Fiction by women

Celebrate the voices of Black History Month

Finding new fiction voices
to rival the old