Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month, why not read a classic African-American novel? Listed below are several classic novels written by African-Americans that are owned by the Chandler Public Library system:

Another Country by James Baldwin

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest Gaines

Beloved by Toni Morrison

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Jubilee by Margaret Walker

Middle Passage by Charles Johnson

Native Son by Richard Wright

Quicksand and Passing by Nella Larsen

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

The Wedding by Dorothy West


The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor

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