Dr. Tara Betts Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Author of REFUSE TO DISAPPEAR. @DePaulPAX Professor of Practice. Inaugural Poet for the People at @UChiHumanRights & @CSRPC. @CenterWhirlwind Founder.
Quicksand
Nella LarsenDr. Tara BettsSo far, my students have tackled the slave narratives of Frederick Douglass & Harriet Jacob, James Weldon Johnson’s AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN EX-COLORED MAN, Hurston’s THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD, Nella Larsen’s QUICKSAND & PASSING. Heading into a journey w/ Ralph Ellison next week.
Paperback, 2011
$6.11$3.06 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Passing: The revolutionary novel which inspired Rebecca Hall's powerful film adaptation
Nella LarsenDr. Tara BettsSo far, my students have tackled the slave narratives of Frederick Douglass & Harriet Jacob, James Weldon Johnson’s AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN EX-COLORED MAN, Hurston’s THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD, Nella Larsen’s QUICKSAND & PASSING. Heading into a journey w/ Ralph Ellison next week.
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Tender Buttons
Gertrude SteinDr. Tara BettsHave any of you read Gertrude Stein’s TENDER BUTTONS and wondered what was in Alice B. Toklas’ baked goods?
Paperback, 1997
$6.95$3.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers
Various PoetsDr. Tara Betts@LangstonKerman I’m just gonna recommend this classic. In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers https://t.co/06gdLfmct5
Paperback, 2013
$10.95$5.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nomenclature: New and Collected Poems
Dionne BrandDr. Tara BettsI just want to immerse myself in Dionne Brand’s NOMENCLATURE. https://t.co/KoVGN0ozSA
Hardcover, 2022
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Comet
W. E. B. Du BoisDr. Tara BettsAccidentally ordered 2 copies of W.E.B. Du Bois' DARKWATER. Gave the other copy to @aureliusraines2. It contains "The Comet" & other stories. This edition is part of the Foundations of Black Science Fiction series under @simonschuster w/ Flame Tree 451. https://t.co/auO5OwSMic
Paperback, 2021
$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The 107th Street Murder
L. D. BarnesDr. Tara Betts@melissafebos Back in the day, I used to vibe with Walter Moseley’s Easy Rawlins mysteries. Been meaning to read the mysteries by Eleanor Taylor Bland, but the last one I dug was THE 107TH STREET MURDER by L.D. Barnes.
Paperback, 2018
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Three Strike Summer
Skyler SchremppDr. Tara BettsAnother one of the wonderful young writers I taught at Gallery 37 is out here doing things! Skyler Shrempp will be celebrating the launch of her children’s book THREE STRIKE SUMMER at @wcfbook on 8/30. https://t.co/LGihCvZdBi
Paperback, 2023
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Black No More
George S SchuylerDr. Tara BettsI was thinking about this since Baldwin’s NOTES OF A NATIVE SON makes a brief reference to George Schuyler, his book BLACK NO MORE, and why his daughter was so upset with him and her mother. Adventures in Black and White by Philippa Duke Schuyler https://t.co/8mNBh6J606
Paperback, 2022
$14.00$7.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: A True Story About an American Slave - Complete and Unabridged
Frederick DouglassDr. Tara BettsSo far, my students have tackled the slave narratives of Frederick Douglass & Harriet Jacob, James Weldon Johnson’s AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN EX-COLORED MAN, Hurston’s THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD, Nella Larsen’s QUICKSAND & PASSING. Heading into a journey w/ Ralph Ellison next week.
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