{"product_id":"well-read-black-girl-discovering-ourselves-glory-edim","title":"Well Read Black Girl by Glory Edim","description":"\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eON PRE-ORDER, EXPECTED TO ARRIVE 8\/25\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRemember that moment when you first encountered a character who seemed to be written just for you? That feeling of belonging remains with readers the rest of their lives—but not everyone regularly sees themselves in the pages of a book. In this timely anthology, Glory Edim brings together original essays by some of our best black women writers to shine a light on how important it is that we all—regardless of gender, race, religion, or ability—have the opportunity to find ourselves in literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors include Jesmyn Ward (\u003ci\u003eSing, Unburied, Sing\u003c\/i\u003e), Lynn Nottage (\u003ci\u003eSweat\u003c\/i\u003e), Jacqueline Woodson (\u003ci\u003eAnother Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e), Gabourey Sidibe (\u003ci\u003eThis Is Just My Face\u003c\/i\u003e), Morgan Jerkins (\u003ci\u003eThis Will Be My Undoing\u003c\/i\u003e), Tayari Jones (\u003ci\u003eAn American Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e), Rebecca Walker (\u003ci\u003eBlack, White and Jewish\u003c\/i\u003e), and Barbara Smith (\u003ci\u003eHome Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhether it’s learning about the complexities of femalehood from Zora Neale Hurston and Toni Morrison, finding a new type of love in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or using mythology to craft an alternative black future, the subjects of each essay remind us why we turn to books in times of both struggle and relaxation. As she has done with her book club–turned–online community Well-Read Black Girl, in this anthology Glory Edim has created a space in which black women’s writing and knowledge and life experiences are lifted up, to be shared with all readers who value the power of a story to help us understand the world and ourselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, 272 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39609636716638,"sku":"210000046313","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2636\/1058\/files\/well-read-black-girl-glory-edim-alexisvif-anthology-birthday-gifts-authors-book-club-781.jpg?v=1690502238","url":"https:\/\/friendsnyc.sbs\/products\/well-read-black-girl-discovering-ourselves-glory-edim","provider":"FriendsNYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}