gonzomike Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Today marks the 50th anniversary of Lady Sings the Blues. I saw it the weekend at The RKO Coliseum (Broadway & 181 St.) and will always remember the man behind me screaming, "She (Diana Ross) don't look nothing like no Billie Holiday." Outburst aside, I dug the movie. https://t.co/ObFgnjE6sD

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In seventh grade English class we read the first chapter of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man and I thought: here’s a Black weirdo who writes; maybe there’s room for a Black weirdo like me. I was 12. https://t.co/aC2ofuQ3ax

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On Filmmaker/Author Kathleen Collins HOW ARE YOU A PEOPLE https://t.co/Pr0Re4JSJp PBS https://t.co/B9DWcCvNmE Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? by Kathleen Collins review – black power and pathos https://t.co/iETOLDaJyu Mothers, Daughters, Lovers: https://t.co/mqGXr6l59D https://t.co/1pwv9sds5O

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On author Kristin Hunter, whose pioneering YA novel "The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou" is one of my favorite books. @Essence https://t.co/5YbOtDxJci https://t.co/qUdgDek5Uw

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@lithub has an excerpt of a the Gayl Jones novel The Birdcatcher. https://t.co/gE68W0xG6h

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Watching the Sex Pistols mini series reminded me of the bugged 1980 episode of Tomorrow featuring Tom Snyder when he interviewed John Lydon, who was promoting Public Image Ltd. The former Mr. Rotten scared Tom to death. https://t.co/N3HnATdeQJ #PistolFX

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@Pulpcurry @DelDinosaur You would have loved it. Harlem drug adventures with Clarence Williams III in one of his best roles. Wesley was good but Michael Wright as his brother was better. Abe Vigoda as the old Mafia dude was great too.

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The death of Jean-Luc Godard reminds me of the day in 1980 when I discovered "new wave" cinema. Reminds me of smoking my first cigarette a year later. Reminds me of a crying baby I heard on a plane. Reminds me of a thief I met in the 1990s. https://t.co/UkD4GHuZc9

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Friends With the Monster: The Fate of Truman Capote’s ANSWERED PRAYERS https://t.co/7rP5aA2DEd via @@bookriot

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When I heard about John Lennon's murder I was sitting in the basement reading Music for Chameleons by Truman Capote. I was a hi-school junior, a Beatles fan since 8th grade. It was a hard day. Two weeks later I wrote my first pop culture essay for a class. https://t.co/XYtgvSTyDB https://t.co/gblnsTByn7