{"product_id":"2940169065916","title":"Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular book club Well-Read Black Girl, on the importance of recognizing ourselves in literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 on 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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003eJesmyn Ward (\u003ci\u003eSing, Unburied, Sing\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eLynn Nottage (\u003ci\u003eSweat\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eJacqueline Woodson (\u003ci\u003eAnother Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eGabourey Sidibe (\u003ci\u003eThis Is Just My Face\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eMorgan Jerkins (\u003ci\u003eThis Will Be My Undoing\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eTayari Jones (\u003ci\u003eAn American Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eRebecca Walker (\u003ci\u003eBlack, White and Jewish\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eBarbara Smith (\u003ci\u003eHome Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether it's learning about the complexities of femalehood from Zora Neale Hurston and Toni Morrison, finding a new type of love in \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple,\u003c\/i\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\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116424118512,"sku":"2940169065916","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169065916_p0.jpg?v=1763759266","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169065916","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}