The ShelfToni Morrison: Where to Begin
Arthur Dandridge on how to find your way into Toni Morrison's work: which book to start with, what Beloved actually is, and why the difficulty is the point.
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The ShelfColson Whitehead Books: What He Inherited and What He Made His Own
Arthur Dandridge on nine books by Colson Whitehead: the tradition he carries forward, the experiments nobody else would try, and where to begin.
The ShelfZora Neale Hurston Books: Lost for Decades, Essential Forever
Arthur Dandridge on how one of America's essential writers got pushed out of the canon and why she came back.
The ShelfThe Best Southern Gothic Novels: Beauty and Horror in the Same Sentence
Arthur Dandridge traces what southern gothic actually is, who truly defined it, and the best southern gothic novels you need to read.
The ShelfJames Baldwin's Best Books: Where to Start and Where They Take You
Arthur Dandridge on the books that matter most, and the order in which to read them.
The ShelfArthur Dandridge's Best Books About American History
The books Arthur Dandridge hands you when you want to understand the country you actually live in.
The ShelfReading Richard Wright
The books Arthur Dandridge keeps going back to, and why Richard Wright still asks the questions that matter.