Book Collection
Skin Again
Bell Hooks
The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. The skin I'm in is just a...
{
"kind": "books#volumes",
"totalItems": 1,
"items": [
{
"kind": "books#volume",
"id": "xm-AzgEACAAJ",
"etag": "hXjQ+6zr29Y",
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes/xm-AzgEACAAJ",
"volumeInfo": {
"title": "Skin Again",
"authors": [
"Bell Hooks"
],
"publisher": "LB Kids",
"publishedDate": "2022-08-23",
"description": "The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. The skin I'm in is just a covering. If you want to know who I am, you have got to come inside and open your heart way wide. Celebrating all that makes us unique and different, [this book] offers new ways to talk about race and identity. Race matters, but only so much-- what's most important is who we are on the inside. Looking beyond skin, going straight to the heart, we find in each other the treasures stored down deep. Learning to cherish those treasures, to be all we imagine ourselves to be, makes us free.",
"industryIdentifiers": [
{
"type": "ISBN_10",
"identifier": "0316412937"
},
{
"type": "ISBN_13",
"identifier": "9780316412933"
}
],
"readingModes": {
"text": false,
"image": false
},
"pageCount": 0,
"printType": "BOOK",
"categories": [
"Juvenile Fiction"
],
"maturityRating": "NOT_MATURE",
"allowAnonLogging": false,
"contentVersion": "preview-1.0.0",
"panelizationSummary": {
"containsEpubBubbles": false,
"containsImageBubbles": false
},
"imageLinks": {
"smallThumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=xm-AzgEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&source=gbs_api",
"thumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=xm-AzgEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api"
},
"language": "en",
"previewLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=xm-AzgEACAAJ&dq=isbn:9780316412933&hl=&cd=1&source=gbs_api",
"infoLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=xm-AzgEACAAJ&dq=isbn:9780316412933&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"canonicalVolumeLink": "https://books.google.com/books/about/Skin_Again.html?hl=&id=xm-AzgEACAAJ"
},
"saleInfo": {
"country": "US",
"saleability": "NOT_FOR_SALE",
"isEbook": false
},
"accessInfo": {
"country": "US",
"viewability": "NO_PAGES",
"embeddable": false,
"publicDomain": false,
"textToSpeechPermission": "ALLOWED",
"epub": {
"isAvailable": false
},
"pdf": {
"isAvailable": false
},
"webReaderLink": "http://play.google.com/books/reader?id=xm-AzgEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"accessViewStatus": "NONE",
"quoteSharingAllowed": false
},
"searchInfo": {
"textSnippet": "The skin I'm in is just a covering."
}
}
]
}
Books Make Good Friends
Jane Mount
For enthusiastic and reluctant readers alike, this new picture book from Jane Mount explores the process of book discovery for...
{
"kind": "books#volumes",
"totalItems": 1,
"items": [
{
"kind": "books#volume",
"id": "hmakzwEACAAJ",
"etag": "z5HVjpq35Ak",
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes/hmakzwEACAAJ",
"volumeInfo": {
"title": "Books Make Good Friends",
"authors": [
"Jane Mount"
],
"publishedDate": "2023",
"description": "For enthusiastic and reluctant readers alike, this new picture book from Jane Mount explores the process of book discovery for bibliophiles-in-training. Lotti isn't sure she wants to make friends. She's shy, and she doesn't really know how. While everyone around her is playful, outgoing, and loud, Lotti prefers a quiet place and a book to read. Lotti LOVES books. To her, books are full of magic and aren't as scary as new friends. But perhaps Lotti's books can show her how to find magic in everyday moments, and maybe the friends she can share this magic with are closer than she thinks. Iconic Bibliophile creator Jane Mount makes her children's book debut in this imagination-driven story of a shy booklover's attempts to open her mind and find joy with the people around her. This journal-esque narrative - which includes fun recommended reads on each page - celebrates the avid reader, demonstrates how books make you better, and reassures anyone who has been anxious or uncertain about facing the real world.",
"industryIdentifiers": [
{
"type": "ISBN_10",
"identifier": "1797209655"
},
{
"type": "ISBN_13",
"identifier": "9781797209654"
}
],
"readingModes": {
"text": false,
"image": false
},
"pageCount": 0,
"printType": "BOOK",
"categories": [
"Bashfulness"
],
"maturityRating": "NOT_MATURE",
"allowAnonLogging": false,
"contentVersion": "preview-1.0.0",
"panelizationSummary": {
"containsEpubBubbles": false,
"containsImageBubbles": false
},
"imageLinks": {
"smallThumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=hmakzwEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&source=gbs_api",
"thumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=hmakzwEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api"
},
"language": "en",
"previewLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=hmakzwEACAAJ&dq=isbn:9781797209654&hl=&cd=1&source=gbs_api",
"infoLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=hmakzwEACAAJ&dq=isbn:9781797209654&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"canonicalVolumeLink": "https://books.google.com/books/about/Books_Make_Good_Friends.html?hl=&id=hmakzwEACAAJ"
},
"saleInfo": {
"country": "US",
"saleability": "NOT_FOR_SALE",
"isEbook": false
},
"accessInfo": {
"country": "US",
"viewability": "NO_PAGES",
"embeddable": false,
"publicDomain": false,
"textToSpeechPermission": "ALLOWED",
"epub": {
"isAvailable": false
},
"pdf": {
"isAvailable": false
},
"webReaderLink": "http://play.google.com/books/reader?id=hmakzwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"accessViewStatus": "NONE",
"quoteSharingAllowed": false
},
"searchInfo": {
"textSnippet": ""Lotti is a shy girl who retreats into a world of books and reading, but eventually learns to make friends with other kids who share her passion, and reconnects with the real world (including her brother)."--"
}
}
]
}
Mind of My Mind
Octavia E. Butler
From the critically acclaimed and award-winning author comes the stunning story of telepathically sensitive Mary and her fight to free...
{
"kind": "books#volumes",
"totalItems": 1,
"items": [
{
"kind": "books#volume",
"id": "dz57ygEACAAJ",
"etag": "Qjjpn9xVpUc",
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes/dz57ygEACAAJ",
"volumeInfo": {
"title": "Mind of My Mind",
"authors": [
"Octavia E. Butler"
],
"publisher": "Grand Central Publishing",
"publishedDate": "2020-06-02",
"description": "From the critically acclaimed and award-winning author comes the stunning story of telepathically sensitive Mary and her fight to free herself and her people from an immortal being who uses them for their bodies. In this stunning Book Two of the Patternist series, the human race is ready to break free and win their freedom. For 4,000 years, an immortal has spread the seeds of a master race, using the downtrodden as his private breeding stock. But now a young ghetto telepath has found a way to awaken--and rule--her superhuman kind, igniting a psychic battle as she challenges her creator for her right to free her people.",
"industryIdentifiers": [
{
"type": "ISBN_10",
"identifier": "1538751496"
},
{
"type": "ISBN_13",
"identifier": "9781538751497"
}
],
"readingModes": {
"text": false,
"image": false
},
"pageCount": 0,
"printType": "BOOK",
"categories": [
"Fiction"
],
"maturityRating": "NOT_MATURE",
"allowAnonLogging": false,
"contentVersion": "preview-1.0.0",
"panelizationSummary": {
"containsEpubBubbles": false,
"containsImageBubbles": false
},
"imageLinks": {
"smallThumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=dz57ygEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&source=gbs_api",
"thumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=dz57ygEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api"
},
"language": "en",
"previewLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=dz57ygEACAAJ&dq=isbn:9781538751497&hl=&cd=1&source=gbs_api",
"infoLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=dz57ygEACAAJ&dq=isbn:9781538751497&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"canonicalVolumeLink": "https://books.google.com/books/about/Mind_of_My_Mind.html?hl=&id=dz57ygEACAAJ"
},
"saleInfo": {
"country": "US",
"saleability": "NOT_FOR_SALE",
"isEbook": false
},
"accessInfo": {
"country": "US",
"viewability": "NO_PAGES",
"embeddable": false,
"publicDomain": false,
"textToSpeechPermission": "ALLOWED",
"epub": {
"isAvailable": false
},
"pdf": {
"isAvailable": false
},
"webReaderLink": "http://play.google.com/books/reader?id=dz57ygEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"accessViewStatus": "NONE",
"quoteSharingAllowed": false
},
"searchInfo": {
"textSnippet": "In this stunning Book Two of the Patternist series, the human race is ready to break free and win their freedom. For 4,000 years, an immortal has spread the seeds of a master race, using the downtrodden as his private breeding stock."
}
}
]
}
Parable of the Talents
Octavia E. Butler
Originally published in 1998, this shockingly prescient novel's timely message of hope and resistance in the face of fanaticism is...
{
"kind": "books#volumes",
"totalItems": 1,
"items": [
{
"kind": "books#volume",
"id": "eO0yugEACAAJ",
"etag": "Dt8hEEJLovg",
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes/eO0yugEACAAJ",
"volumeInfo": {
"title": "Parable of the Talents",
"authors": [
"Octavia E. Butler"
],
"publisher": "Grand Central Publishing",
"publishedDate": "2019-08-20",
"description": "Originally published in 1998, this shockingly prescient novel's timely message of hope and resistance in the face of fanaticism is more relevant than ever. In 2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the destruction of her home and family, and realized her vision of a peaceful community in northern California based on her newly founded faith, Earthseed. The fledgling community provides refuge for outcasts facing persecution after the election of an ultra-conservative president who vows to \"make America great again.\" In an increasingly divided and dangerous nation, Lauren's subversive colony--a minority religious faction led by a young black woman--becomes a target for President Jarret's reign of terror and oppression. Years later, Asha Vere reads the journals of a mother she never knew, Lauren Olamina. As she searches for answers about her own past, she also struggles to reconcile with the legacy of a mother caught between her duty to her chosen family and her calling to lead humankind into a better future.",
"industryIdentifiers": [
{
"type": "ISBN_10",
"identifier": "153873219X"
},
{
"type": "ISBN_13",
"identifier": "9781538732199"
}
],
"readingModes": {
"text": false,
"image": false
},
"pageCount": 0,
"printType": "BOOK",
"categories": [
"Fiction"
],
"maturityRating": "NOT_MATURE",
"allowAnonLogging": false,
"contentVersion": "preview-1.0.0",
"panelizationSummary": {
"containsEpubBubbles": false,
"containsImageBubbles": false
},
"imageLinks": {
"smallThumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=eO0yugEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&source=gbs_api",
"thumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=eO0yugEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api"
},
"language": "en",
"previewLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=eO0yugEACAAJ&dq=isbn:9781538732199&hl=&cd=1&source=gbs_api",
"infoLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=eO0yugEACAAJ&dq=isbn:9781538732199&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"canonicalVolumeLink": "https://books.google.com/books/about/Parable_of_the_Talents.html?hl=&id=eO0yugEACAAJ"
},
"saleInfo": {
"country": "US",
"saleability": "NOT_FOR_SALE",
"isEbook": false
},
"accessInfo": {
"country": "US",
"viewability": "NO_PAGES",
"embeddable": false,
"publicDomain": false,
"textToSpeechPermission": "ALLOWED",
"epub": {
"isAvailable": false
},
"pdf": {
"isAvailable": false
},
"webReaderLink": "http://play.google.com/books/reader?id=eO0yugEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"accessViewStatus": "NONE",
"quoteSharingAllowed": false
},
"searchInfo": {
"textSnippet": "Originally published in 1998, this shockingly prescient novel's timely message of hope and resistance in the face of fanaticism is more relevant than ever."
}
}
]
}
Anime Tarot Deck and Guidebook
Natasha Yglesias
Embrace the spiritual and intuitive power of tarot cards with your favorite modern anime characters and symbols. The power of...
{
"kind": "books#volumes",
"totalItems": 1,
"items": [
{
"kind": "books#volume",
"id": "rnt4EAAAQBAJ",
"etag": "S9jp3dmdGwM",
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes/rnt4EAAAQBAJ",
"volumeInfo": {
"title": "Anime Tarot Deck and Guidebook",
"subtitle": "Explore the Archetypes, Symbolism, and Magic in Anime",
"authors": [
"Natasha Yglesias"
],
"publisher": "Simon and Schuster",
"publishedDate": "2022-07-12",
"description": "Embrace the spiritual and intuitive power of tarot cards with your favorite modern anime characters and symbols. The power of the 78 cards of the Tarot is that they can nurture our spirituality in increasingly creative and modern ways. And what better way to do that than by combining the classic symbolism of tarot with the fun and consistently appearing archetypes in anime? In this creative deck, you’ll discover pairings like The Empress, a card representing femininity, beauty, nurturing, and abundance, as the Yamato Nadeshiko character archetype, which is the epitome of purity, poise, kindness, and honesty; or The Hermit, a card linked to solitude and soul-searching, portrayed as the Hikikomori archetype, since modern-day hermits that rely heavily on technology and social media; and 76 more! We all have an unrealized version of our true potential lying in wait, and what better way to see this potential than through our favorite anime characters? Filled with vibrant illustrations and an institutive guidebook Anime Tarot is a must-have for any fan looking to expand their worldview through their favorite genre.",
"industryIdentifiers": [
{
"type": "ISBN_13",
"identifier": "9781982187545"
},
{
"type": "ISBN_10",
"identifier": "1982187549"
}
],
"readingModes": {
"text": false,
"image": false
},
"pageCount": 176,
"printType": "BOOK",
"categories": [
"Art"
],
"maturityRating": "NOT_MATURE",
"allowAnonLogging": false,
"contentVersion": "0.1.0.0.preview.0",
"panelizationSummary": {
"containsEpubBubbles": false,
"containsImageBubbles": false
},
"imageLinks": {
"smallThumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=rnt4EAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl&source=gbs_api",
"thumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=rnt4EAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api"
},
"language": "en",
"previewLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=rnt4EAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=isbn:9781982187545&hl=&cd=1&source=gbs_api",
"infoLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=rnt4EAAAQBAJ&dq=isbn:9781982187545&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"canonicalVolumeLink": "https://books.google.com/books/about/Anime_Tarot_Deck_and_Guidebook.html?hl=&id=rnt4EAAAQBAJ"
},
"saleInfo": {
"country": "US",
"saleability": "NOT_FOR_SALE",
"isEbook": false
},
"accessInfo": {
"country": "US",
"viewability": "PARTIAL",
"embeddable": true,
"publicDomain": false,
"textToSpeechPermission": "ALLOWED_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY",
"epub": {
"isAvailable": false
},
"pdf": {
"isAvailable": false
},
"webReaderLink": "http://play.google.com/books/reader?id=rnt4EAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"accessViewStatus": "SAMPLE",
"quoteSharingAllowed": false
},
"searchInfo": {
"textSnippet": "Embrace the spiritual and intuitive power of tarot cards with your favorite modern anime characters and symbols."
}
}
]
}
Novelist as a Vocation
Haruki Murakami
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • An insightful look into the mind of a master storyteller—and a unique look at...
{
"kind": "books#volumes",
"totalItems": 1,
"items": [
{
"kind": "books#volume",
"id": "VMLBEAAAQBAJ",
"etag": "64BvmHaMrx8",
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes/VMLBEAAAQBAJ",
"volumeInfo": {
"title": "Novelist as a Vocation",
"authors": [
"Haruki Murakami"
],
"publisher": "Vintage",
"publishedDate": "2023-11-07",
"description": "NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • An insightful look into the mind of a master storyteller—and a unique look at the craft of writing from the beloved and best-selling author of 1Q84, Norwegian Wood, and What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. \"Murakami is like a magician who explains what he's doing as he performs the trick and still makes you believe he has supernatural powers\" —New York Times Book Review Aspiring writers and readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his strangely surreal worlds will be fascinated by this engaging book from the internationally best-selling author. Haruki Murakami now shares with readers his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists, and musicians. Here are the personal details of a life devoted to craft: the initial moment at a Yakult Swallows baseball game, when he suddenly knew he could write a novel; the importance of memory, what he calls a writer’s “mental chest of drawers”; the necessity of loneliness, patience, and his daily running routine; the seminal role a carrier pigeon played in his career and more.",
"industryIdentifiers": [
{
"type": "ISBN_13",
"identifier": "9781101974537"
},
{
"type": "ISBN_10",
"identifier": "1101974532"
}
],
"readingModes": {
"text": true,
"image": false
},
"pageCount": 0,
"printType": "BOOK",
"categories": [
"Literary Criticism"
],
"maturityRating": "NOT_MATURE",
"allowAnonLogging": false,
"contentVersion": "preview-1.0.0",
"panelizationSummary": {
"containsEpubBubbles": false,
"containsImageBubbles": false
},
"imageLinks": {
"smallThumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=VMLBEAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&source=gbs_api",
"thumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=VMLBEAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api"
},
"language": "en",
"previewLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=VMLBEAAAQBAJ&dq=isbn:9781101974537&hl=&cd=1&source=gbs_api",
"infoLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=VMLBEAAAQBAJ&dq=isbn:9781101974537&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"canonicalVolumeLink": "https://books.google.com/books/about/Novelist_as_a_Vocation.html?hl=&id=VMLBEAAAQBAJ"
},
"saleInfo": {
"country": "US",
"saleability": "NOT_FOR_SALE",
"isEbook": false
},
"accessInfo": {
"country": "US",
"viewability": "NO_PAGES",
"embeddable": false,
"publicDomain": false,
"textToSpeechPermission": "ALLOWED",
"epub": {
"isAvailable": false
},
"pdf": {
"isAvailable": false
},
"webReaderLink": "http://play.google.com/books/reader?id=VMLBEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"accessViewStatus": "NONE",
"quoteSharingAllowed": false
},
"searchInfo": {
"textSnippet": "Here are the personal details of a life devoted to craft: the initial moment at a Yakult Swallows baseball game, when he suddenly knew he could write a novel; the importance of memory, what he calls a writer’s “mental chest of ..."
}
}
]
}
The Monk of Mokha
Dave Eggers
The Monk of Mokha is the exhilarating true story of a young Yemeni American man, raised in San Francisco, who...
{
"kind": "books#volumes",
"totalItems": 1,
"items": [
{
"kind": "books#volume",
"id": "d2SPEAAAQBAJ",
"etag": "uZJ1k/HuHZ8",
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes/d2SPEAAAQBAJ",
"volumeInfo": {
"title": "The Monk of Mokha",
"authors": [
"Dave Eggers"
],
"publisher": "National Geographic Books",
"publishedDate": "2019-01-08",
"description": "The Monk of Mokha is the exhilarating true story of a young Yemeni American man, raised in San Francisco, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient art of Yemeni coffee but finds himself trapped in Sana’a by civil war. Mokhtar Alkhanshali is twenty-four and working as a doorman when he discovers the astonishing history of coffee and Yemen’s central place in it. He leaves San Francisco and travels deep into his ancestral homeland to tour terraced farms high in the country’s rugged mountains and meet beleagured but determined farmers. But when war engulfs the country and Saudi bombs rain down, Mokhtar has to find a way out of Yemen without sacrificing his dreams or abandoning his people.",
"industryIdentifiers": [
{
"type": "ISBN_13",
"identifier": "9781101971444"
},
{
"type": "ISBN_10",
"identifier": "1101971444"
}
],
"readingModes": {
"text": true,
"image": false
},
"pageCount": 0,
"printType": "BOOK",
"categories": [
"Biography & Autobiography"
],
"maturityRating": "NOT_MATURE",
"allowAnonLogging": false,
"contentVersion": "preview-1.0.0",
"panelizationSummary": {
"containsEpubBubbles": false,
"containsImageBubbles": false
},
"imageLinks": {
"smallThumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=d2SPEAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&source=gbs_api",
"thumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=d2SPEAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api"
},
"language": "en",
"previewLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=d2SPEAAAQBAJ&dq=isbn:9781101971444&hl=&cd=1&source=gbs_api",
"infoLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=d2SPEAAAQBAJ&dq=isbn:9781101971444&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"canonicalVolumeLink": "https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Monk_of_Mokha.html?hl=&id=d2SPEAAAQBAJ"
},
"saleInfo": {
"country": "US",
"saleability": "NOT_FOR_SALE",
"isEbook": false
},
"accessInfo": {
"country": "US",
"viewability": "NO_PAGES",
"embeddable": false,
"publicDomain": false,
"textToSpeechPermission": "ALLOWED",
"epub": {
"isAvailable": false
},
"pdf": {
"isAvailable": false
},
"webReaderLink": "http://play.google.com/books/reader?id=d2SPEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"accessViewStatus": "NONE",
"quoteSharingAllowed": false
},
"searchInfo": {
"textSnippet": "The Monk of Mokha is the exhilarating true story of a young Yemeni American man, raised in San Francisco, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient art of Yemeni coffee but finds himself trapped in Sana’a by civil war."
}
}
]
}
Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems
James Baldwin
All of the published poetry of James Baldwin, including six significant poems previously only available in a limited edition During...
{
"kind": "books#volumes",
"totalItems": 1,
"items": [
{
"kind": "books#volume",
"id": "TttmDwAAQBAJ",
"etag": "VSjY9kezFGU",
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes/TttmDwAAQBAJ",
"volumeInfo": {
"title": "Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems",
"authors": [
"James Baldwin"
],
"publisher": "Beacon Press",
"publishedDate": "2014-04-01",
"description": "All of the published poetry of James Baldwin, including six significant poems previously only available in a limited edition During his lifetime (1924–1987), James Baldwin authored seven novels, as well as several plays and essay collections, which were published to wide-spread praise. These books, among them Notes of a Native Son, The Fire Next Time, Giovanni’s Room, and Go Tell It on the Mountain, brought him well-deserved acclaim as a public intellectual and admiration as a writer. However, Baldwin’s earliest writing was in poetic form, and Baldwin considered himself a poet throughout his lifetime. Nonetheless, his single book of poetry, Jimmy’s Blues, never achieved the popularity of his novels and nonfiction, and is the one and only book to fall out of print. This new collection presents James Baldwin the poet, including all nineteen poems from Jimmy’s Blues, as well as all the poems from a limited-edition volume called Gypsy, of which only 325 copies were ever printed and which was in production at the time of his death. Known for his relentless honesty and startlingly prophetic insights on issues of race, gender, class, and poverty, Baldwin is just as enlightening and bold in his poetry as in his famous novels and essays. The poems range from the extended dramatic narratives of “Staggerlee wonders” and “Gypsy” to the lyrical beauty of “Some days,” which has been set to music and interpreted by such acclaimed artists as Audra McDonald. Nikky Finney’s introductory essay reveals the importance, relevance, and rich rewards of these little-known works. Baldwin’s many devotees will find much to celebrate in these pages.",
"industryIdentifiers": [
{
"type": "ISBN_13",
"identifier": "9780807084861"
},
{
"type": "ISBN_10",
"identifier": "0807084867"
}
],
"readingModes": {
"text": false,
"image": false
},
"pageCount": 117,
"printType": "BOOK",
"categories": [
"Poetry"
],
"maturityRating": "NOT_MATURE",
"allowAnonLogging": false,
"contentVersion": "1.4.2.0.preview.0",
"panelizationSummary": {
"containsEpubBubbles": false,
"containsImageBubbles": false
},
"imageLinks": {
"smallThumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=TttmDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl&source=gbs_api",
"thumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=TttmDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api"
},
"language": "en",
"previewLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=TttmDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=isbn:9780807084861&hl=&cd=1&source=gbs_api",
"infoLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=TttmDwAAQBAJ&dq=isbn:9780807084861&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"canonicalVolumeLink": "https://books.google.com/books/about/Jimmy_s_Blues_and_Other_Poems.html?hl=&id=TttmDwAAQBAJ"
},
"saleInfo": {
"country": "US",
"saleability": "NOT_FOR_SALE",
"isEbook": false
},
"accessInfo": {
"country": "US",
"viewability": "PARTIAL",
"embeddable": true,
"publicDomain": false,
"textToSpeechPermission": "ALLOWED",
"epub": {
"isAvailable": false
},
"pdf": {
"isAvailable": false
},
"webReaderLink": "http://play.google.com/books/reader?id=TttmDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"accessViewStatus": "SAMPLE",
"quoteSharingAllowed": false
},
"searchInfo": {
"textSnippet": "This new collection presents James Baldwin the poet, including all nineteen poems from Jimmy’s Blues, as well as all the poems from a limited-edition volume called Gypsy, of which only 325 copies were ever printed and which was in ..."
}
}
]
}
Everybody's Protest Novel
James Baldwin
“I am completely indebted to Jimmy Baldwin’s prose. It liberated me as a writer.”—Toni Morrison This collectible edition celebrates James...
{
"kind": "books#volumes",
"totalItems": 1,
"items": [
{
"kind": "books#volume",
"id": "FHX5EAAAQBAJ",
"etag": "bm95UR6xrrk",
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes/FHX5EAAAQBAJ",
"volumeInfo": {
"title": "Everybody's Protest Novel",
"subtitle": "Essays",
"authors": [
"James Baldwin"
],
"publisher": "Beacon Press",
"publishedDate": "2024-06-04",
"description": "“I am completely indebted to Jimmy Baldwin’s prose. It liberated me as a writer.”—Toni Morrison This collectible edition celebrates James Baldwin’s 100th-year anniversary, probing the shortcomings of the American protest novel and the harmful representations of Black identity in film and fiction Originally published in Notes of a Native Son, the essays “Autobiographical Notes,” “Everybody’s Protest Novel,” “Many Thousands Gone,” and “Carmen Jones: The Dark is Light Enough,” showcase Baldwin’s incisive voice as a social and literary critic. “Autobiographical Notes” outlines Baldwin’s journey as a Black writer and his hesitant transition from fiction to nonfiction. In the following essays, Baldwin explores the Black experience through the lens of popular media, critiquing the ways in which Black characters—in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Richard Wright’s novel Native Son, and the 1950s film Carmen Jones—are reduced to digestible caricatures. Everybody’s Protest Novel: Essays is the first of 3 special editions in the James Baldwin centennial anniversary series. Through this collection, Baldwin examines the façade of progress present in the novels of Black oppression. These essays showcase Baldwin’s profound ability to reveal the truth of the Black experience, exposing the failure of the protest novel, and the state of racial reckoning at the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement.",
"industryIdentifiers": [
{
"type": "ISBN_13",
"identifier": "9780807016947"
},
{
"type": "ISBN_10",
"identifier": "0807016942"
}
],
"readingModes": {
"text": false,
"image": true
},
"pageCount": 106,
"printType": "BOOK",
"categories": [
"Social Science"
],
"maturityRating": "NOT_MATURE",
"allowAnonLogging": false,
"contentVersion": "1.2.2.0.preview.1",
"panelizationSummary": {
"containsEpubBubbles": false,
"containsImageBubbles": false
},
"imageLinks": {
"smallThumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=FHX5EAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl&source=gbs_api",
"thumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=FHX5EAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api"
},
"language": "en",
"previewLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=FHX5EAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=isbn:9780807016947&hl=&cd=1&source=gbs_api",
"infoLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=FHX5EAAAQBAJ&dq=isbn:9780807016947&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"canonicalVolumeLink": "https://books.google.com/books/about/Everybody_s_Protest_Novel.html?hl=&id=FHX5EAAAQBAJ"
},
"saleInfo": {
"country": "US",
"saleability": "NOT_FOR_SALE",
"isEbook": false
},
"accessInfo": {
"country": "US",
"viewability": "PARTIAL",
"embeddable": true,
"publicDomain": false,
"textToSpeechPermission": "ALLOWED",
"epub": {
"isAvailable": false
},
"pdf": {
"isAvailable": true,
"acsTokenLink": "http://books.google.com/books/download/Everybody_s_Protest_Novel-sample-pdf.acsm?id=FHX5EAAAQBAJ&format=pdf&output=acs4_fulfillment_token&dl_type=sample&source=gbs_api"
},
"webReaderLink": "http://play.google.com/books/reader?id=FHX5EAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"accessViewStatus": "SAMPLE",
"quoteSharingAllowed": false
},
"searchInfo": {
"textSnippet": "Everybody’s Protest Novel: Essays is the first of 3 special editions in the James Baldwin centennial anniversary series. Through this collection, Baldwin examines the façade of progress present in the novels of Black oppression."
}
}
]
}
The Harlem Ghetto
James Baldwin
This collectible edition celebrates James Baldwin’s 100th-year anniversary, revealing and critiquing the realities of Black life in mid-century US Originally...
{
"kind": "books#volumes",
"totalItems": 1,
"items": [
{
"kind": "books#volume",
"id": "FnX5EAAAQBAJ",
"etag": "1nkodkqbV0w",
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes/FnX5EAAAQBAJ",
"volumeInfo": {
"title": "The Harlem Ghetto",
"subtitle": "Essays",
"authors": [
"James Baldwin"
],
"publisher": "Beacon Press",
"publishedDate": "2024-07-02",
"description": "This collectible edition celebrates James Baldwin’s 100th-year anniversary, revealing and critiquing the realities of Black life in mid-century US Originally published in Notes of a Native Son, the essays \"The Harlem Ghetto,\" \"Journey to Atlanta,\" and \"Notes of a Native Son\" will appeal to those interested in the personal and political turmoil of Baldwin's life. “The Harlem Ghetto” introduces readers to the extremities of life in Baldwin’s native city. “Journey to Atlanta” depicts the faulty relationship between the Black community and the politician, following a quartet called The Melodeers on a trip to Atlanta under the auspices of the Progressive Party. Baldwin concludes this collection with “Notes of A Native Son,” a powerful autobiographical essay about his fractured relationship with his father. The Harlem Ghetto: Essays explores the American condition through a mix of analytic and autobiographical essays. This second collection in the Baldwin centennial anniversary series is Baldwin’s most personal as he grapples with his childhood and his own affinity with Blackness.",
"industryIdentifiers": [
{
"type": "ISBN_13",
"identifier": "9780807018651"
},
{
"type": "ISBN_10",
"identifier": "0807018651"
}
],
"readingModes": {
"text": false,
"image": true
},
"pageCount": 122,
"printType": "BOOK",
"categories": [
"Social Science"
],
"maturityRating": "NOT_MATURE",
"allowAnonLogging": false,
"contentVersion": "1.2.2.0.preview.1",
"panelizationSummary": {
"containsEpubBubbles": false,
"containsImageBubbles": false
},
"imageLinks": {
"smallThumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=FnX5EAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl&source=gbs_api",
"thumbnail": "http://books.google.com/books/content?id=FnX5EAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api"
},
"language": "en",
"previewLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=FnX5EAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=isbn:9780807018651&hl=&cd=1&source=gbs_api",
"infoLink": "http://books.google.com/books?id=FnX5EAAAQBAJ&dq=isbn:9780807018651&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"canonicalVolumeLink": "https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Harlem_Ghetto.html?hl=&id=FnX5EAAAQBAJ"
},
"saleInfo": {
"country": "US",
"saleability": "NOT_FOR_SALE",
"isEbook": false
},
"accessInfo": {
"country": "US",
"viewability": "PARTIAL",
"embeddable": true,
"publicDomain": false,
"textToSpeechPermission": "ALLOWED",
"epub": {
"isAvailable": false
},
"pdf": {
"isAvailable": true,
"acsTokenLink": "http://books.google.com/books/download/The_Harlem_Ghetto-sample-pdf.acsm?id=FnX5EAAAQBAJ&format=pdf&output=acs4_fulfillment_token&dl_type=sample&source=gbs_api"
},
"webReaderLink": "http://play.google.com/books/reader?id=FnX5EAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api",
"accessViewStatus": "SAMPLE",
"quoteSharingAllowed": false
},
"searchInfo": {
"textSnippet": "This collectible edition celebrates James Baldwin’s 100th-year anniversary, revealing and critiquing the realities of Black life in mid-century US Originally published in Notes of a Native Son, the essays "The Harlem Ghetto," "Journey to ..."
}
}
]
}