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Eight Great Speculative Fiction Books by Women

Eight Great Speculative Fiction Books by Women

Need a break from so-called reality? These eight speculative fiction authors represent the best of the best in the sci-fi genre.

Jamila Woods’ “SULA (Paperback)” and Creative Ancestry and Self-Love in the Age of “List” Activism

Jamila Woods’ “SULA (Paperback)” and Creative Ancestry and Self-Love in the Age of “List” Activism

In Jamila Woods' latest single "SULA (Paperback)", Toni Morrison and her 1973 novel of the same name are not static literary phenomena. They are an artist and artwork as galvanizing and alive as Woods herself.

Encounter Across the Abyss: The Ontology of the Self in Toni Morrison’s ‘The Origins of Others’

Recognizing Structures of Genocide: Toni Morrison’s ‘The Origin of Others’

An Artful Discussion About ‘The Art of Death’

An Artful Discussion About ‘The Art of Death’

Edwidge Danticat examines ways we leave the world as seen through her life and the narratives of other great writers.
Toni Morrison’s ‘God Help the Child’ Is a Cautionary Tale

Toni Morrison’s ‘God Help the Child’ Is a Cautionary Tale

God Help the Child shows Morrison's skill in fleshing out an idea through language and detail both rich and taut.

Shemekia Copeland and Ronnie Baker Brooks Take a Class

PopMatters Best of Books 2008: Fiction

A Mercy by Toni Morrison

The Black List, Vol. 1