To mark my upcoming 40th Birthday my Partner and I are in New Orleans. And I could not come here and not go to Baldwin and Co. Coffee and Bookstore to browse books and grab a coffee 🖤. NOLA feels like home. No other way to explain it. #nola #jamesbaldwin #homeofmyheart
October 9 & 10. Day 9 & 10. “Folks can change their ways as much as they want to. But I don‘t care how many times you change your ways, what‘s in you is in you, and it‘s got to come out.” -James Baldwin, Go Tell It on the Mountain Mr. Baldwin, I love you for simply being you! Bookmarks courtesy of my secret teacher pal #gotellitonthemountain #jamesbaldwin
pickI liked this dive into Baldwin's work around the civil rights movement and the comparison of attitudes then to now during the Trump era.
One picky issue I had was the author would occasionally refer to Baldwin as Jimmy. It felt a bit too personal and out of place.
pickA good book. Baldwin tells his personal story- his early childhood, living abroad, and personal relationships and work within the civil rights movement. He talks a lot about MLK and Malcolm X (their relationships and responses to their deaths). Overall a good read.
pickIt took awhile but Libby finally came through with Glaude‘s book on Baldwin. This was a fascinating listen, providing greater detail on his life, on his novels, on his evolution in thinking about what needed to be done or even what could be done to deal with racism. The last chapter included Glaude‘s powerful report on visiting Montgomery and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/memorial
pickA fantastic collaboration between the masterful James Baldwin and his friend, the artist, Yoran Cazac! Baldwin wrote this for his nephew. While a celebration of growing up in Harlem in the 1970‘s, the themes are serious. The book has been called an “adult” children‘s book. Cazac‘s watercolor illustrations are marvelous, particularly since he had never visited Harlem. Thanks to the #authoramonth challenge, I enjoyed this treasure. @Soubhiville
