Kenyon College Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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At Night All Blood Is Black
David DiopKenyon College"Far less has been written about the experience of African soldiers in the conflict [of WWI]. At Night All Blood is Black helps remedy that lack and does so in spectacular and staggering fashion. " - Professor Mason on David Diop's 'At Night All Blood Is Black' https://t.co/O3WXkPV5XF
Paperback, 2021
$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Way Up North in Dixie: A Black Family's Claim to the Confederate Anthem
Howard L. SacksKenyon College"For an interesting journey along the color line and local folks’ investment in distorted images of racial representation, I recommend Way Up North in Dixie." - Professor Sheffield on 'Way Up North in Dixie' by Howard L. Sacks and Judith Rose Sacks https://t.co/NK9ZgVKPxg
Paperback, 2003
$26.00Member price:$26.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Eat the Sun
Floria SigismondiKenyon College"I eat the air that light makes food, And exhale the waste that leggeds breathe, frenzied By their limbs and restless tongues." - From "Eat the Sun" by science writer Miriam Hyman '21: https://bit.ly/3uCKXk5
Hardcover, 2019
$45.00Member price:$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Queer Love in Color
Jamal JordanKenyon College"Almost everyone in the book felt a proactive responsibility to share their love story" - Jamal Jordan '12 (@lostblackboy) talks to @NPR's @samsanders about his new book "Queer Love in Color." https://t.co/Xk4woGJpXG
Hardcover, 2021
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Age of Phillis
Honorée Fanonne JeffersKenyon College"Through a combination of meticulous research and inspired creativity, Jeffers has written a poetic biography of Phillis Wheatley [...] filling in gaps in the historical record with imagination." - Professor Schoenfeld on Honorée Fanonne Jeffers' 'The Age of Phillis.' https://t.co/DIzuBi0UaA
Paperback, 2022
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
David Foster WallaceKenyon College"My education here has challenged beliefs that I still have and others that I’ve left behind. More than anything, it’s provided me with a way to make sense of the world." -Raul Romero '22 writes about the continued resonance of 'This Is Water.' https://bit.ly/3HP6NFX
Hardcover, 2009
$21.00Member price:$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights
Gretchen SorinKenyon CollegeIf you missed the keynote address by Dr. Gretchen Sorin during our annual Day of Dialogue to honor MLK Jr. Day, learn more about her work through the @PBS documentary Driving While Black, inspired by her recent book of the same name. https://t.co/tErcI13Y8a
Hardcover, 2020
$28.95Member price:$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Augustown
Kei MillerKenyon College"The stories may be tragic; but the writing is superb; the characters are luminous; and the message is expertly delivered." - Professor Edmonds on Kei Miller's 'Augustown' https://t.co/66JjTxViXB
Paperback, 2018
$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book