Morgan Jerkins Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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New York Times bestselling author | @Princeton CWR faculty. | Two-time National Magazine Award-winning journalist and editor | Filmmaker
The Cross and the Lynching Tree
James H. ConeMorgan JerkinsStaying up late to read James H. Cone's "The Cross and the Lynching Tree" and I am holding back tears.
Paperback, 2013
$27.00Member price:$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
100 Boyfriends
Brontez PurnellMorgan Jerkins@avalonlibrary Hi! I'd say 100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell--It's witty, juicy, and of course, very raunchy. Not for the faint of heart by a looooooong shot
Paperback, 2021
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. ButlerMorgan JerkinsFor @harpersbazaarus, I wrote about Toshi Reagon creating a "Parable of the Sower" opera during this time in history, the sacredness of Black music, Octavia Butler's prophecies, and the importance of communal building against fascism: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a40667205/an-antidote-to-a-season-of-political-despair/
Paperback, 2019
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin NosratMorgan JerkinsI am reading "Assata: An Autobiography" and "Salt Fat Acid Heat" by Samin Nosrat https://t.co/ngXAhWY6eB
Hardcover, 2017
$40.00Member price:$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sula
Toni MorrisonMorgan JerkinsThe best sex writing that I've read in recent memory has been Toni Morrison's "Sula" and Carmen Maria Machado's "In the Dream House."
Hardcover, 2002
$26.00Member price:$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Plum Bun: A Novel Without a Moral
Jessie Redmon FausetMorgan JerkinsI'm writing the foreword for Jessie Fauset's sophomore novel, PLUM BUN (!), and I think this book alongside Nella Larsen's PASSING would make for a great book club discussion.
Hardcover, 2025
$24.99Member price:$22.49 + Free shipping10% off
Sex and Rage
Eve BabitzMorgan JerkinsEve Babitz's SEX AND RAGE https://t.co/sEKLTtVC0Z
Paperback, 2017
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Recitatif: A Story
Toni MorrisonMorgan JerkinsSubmitted my lecture and craft class descriptions for @breadloafwriter. I will deliver a talk on Toni Morrison's "Recitatif" and give a lesson on writing sex and other physical intimacies because honestly, who doesn't want to talk about either of these things?
Hardcover, 2022
$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first bookPlum Bun: A Novel Without a Moral
Jessie Redmon FausetMorgan JerkinsI'm writing the foreword for Jessie Fauset's sophomore novel, PLUM BUN (!), and I think this book alongside Nella Larsen's PASSING would make for a great book club discussion.
Hardcover, 2025
$24.99Member price:$22.49 + Free shipping10% off
Assata: An Autobiography
Assata ShakurMorgan JerkinsI am reading "Assata: An Autobiography" and "Salt Fat Acid Heat" by Samin Nosrat https://t.co/ngXAhWY6eB
Paperback, 1999
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book