It's All Love by
In this anthology, black writers celebrate the complexity, power, danger, and glory of love in all its many forms: romantic, familial, communal, and sacred.
Mothers and Daughters by
Using women's writing, film, feminist theory, and personal experience, contributors to Mothers and Daughters explore how the mother/daughter relationship is represented and experienced as a site of empowerment. This volume will offer readers an important and welcome chapter in the story of the complex relationship that is a part of nearly every woman's life.
'High-Topped Shoes' and Other Signifiers of Race, Class, Gender and Ethnicity by
Focusing primarily on selected fiction by William Faulkner and Toni Morrison, this book explores the myths embedded in historical and modern artifacts, such as the high-topped shoe and high-heeled slipper, and their impact on the construction of ethnic and gender roles. Combining anthropology and women's studies, this work is an interesting new study of race, gender, class, and ethnicity in literature.
Maya Angelou by
This new biography chronicles the life and contributions of Maya Angelou, as well as her influence on later generations. Angelou became famous with the 1970 publication of her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Toni Morrison by
Examines the life and work of the successful novelist, who became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993.
Alice Walker by
- Describes the lives and achievements of influential 20th-century American personalities. - Appealing biographies of famous men and women written for teens.
Encyclopedia of African-American Writing by 
Moorings and Metaphors by
"Moorings and Metaphors" is one of the first studies to examine the ways that cultural tradition is reflected in the language and figures of black womens writing. In a discussion that includes the works of Gloria Naylor, Alice Walker, Ama Ata Aidoo, Ntozake Shange, Buchi Emecheta, Octavia Butler, Efua Sutherland, and Gayl Jones, and with a particular focus on Toni Morrisons "Beloved "and Flora Nwapas "Efuru,"
Reclaiming Community in Contemporary African American Fiction by
As a reaction against persistent black exclusion from white American society, the novels of some recent African-American writers boldly celebrate the heritage of black culture. They acclaim a people once dispersed by racism and humiliation but now restoring its legacy of rich community life. For close examination of this theme, Philip Page brings together five novelists who are in the forefront of contemporary fiction--Toni Cade Bambara, Ernest Gaines, Charles Johnson, Gloria Naylor, and John Edgar Wideman.
Maya Angelou: A Critical Companion by 
Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by
-- Presents concise, easy-to-understand biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on a specific literary work -- Provides multiple sources for book reports and term papers with a wealth of information on literary works, authors, and major characters -- Digests of critical extracts prefaced by headnotes
Alice Walker by
-- User's guide -- A comprehensive biography of the novelist -- Detailed plot summaries of each novel -- Extracts from important critical essays that examine important aspects of each work -- A complete bibliography of the writer's novels -- A list of critical works about the author and his or her novels -- An index of themes and ideas covered in the books
