#books by james baldwin

[lunamonchtuna]

I Am Not Your Negro, dir. Raoul Peck (2016) (via lunamonchtuna)

[mysharona1987]

James Baldwin, 1979.

[newvision]

— James Baldwin, from If Beale Street Could Talk

[bookloversofbath]

No Name in the Street :: James Baldwin

[ireadvintage]

To celebrate the James Baldwin Centenary and Pride, we commissioned the very talented @dtaphanel to create art for Tumblr inspired by Baldwin's debut novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain. 

This powerful novel follows John, a stepson of a Pentecostal preacher, as he grapples with the complexities of his identity on his 14th birthday. The image depicts John lying on the ground, fully immersed in a religious vision and surrounded by members of the church—here rendered as saints (as members of the Pentecostal congregation will refer to one another). The image beautifully captures one of the novel's most climactic scenes. 

Read an excerpt from Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin:

“He knew without knowing how it had happened, that he lay on the floor, in the dusty space before the altar which he and Elisha had cleaned; and knew that above him burned the yellow light which he had himself switched on. . . .  

He wanted to rise—a malicious, ironic voice insisted that he rise—and, at once, to leave this temple and go out into the world. He wanted to obey the voice, which was the only voice that spoke to him; he tried to assure the voice that he would do his best to rise; he would only lie here a moment, after his dreadful fall, and catch his breath. It was at this moment, precisely, that he found he could not rise; something had happened to his arms, his legs, his feet-ah, something had happened to John! And he began to scream again in his great, bewildered terror, and felt himself, indeed, begin to move—not upward, toward the light, but down again, a sickness in his bowels, a tightening in his loin-strings; he felt himself turning, again and again, across the dusty floor, as though God's toe had touched him lightly. And the dust made him cough and retch; in his turning the center of the whole earth shifted, making of space a sheer void and a mockery of order, and balance, and time. Nothing remained: all was swallowed up in chaos.”

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[geryone]

Giovanni's Room, James Baldwin

[garadinervi]

James Baldwin – Nikki Giovanni, A Dialogue, Foreword by Ida Lewis, Afterword by Orde Coombs, J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA, and New York, NY, 1973

«In London, England, on November 4, 1971, James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni taped a conversation for the television program "SOUL!". The program was first shown in the United States on WNET in two installments on December 15 and December 22, 1971. This book, A Dialogue, was developed from the transcript of the conversation taped for "SOUL!" and includes slight revisions and corrections made in the transcript by Mr. Baldwin and Ms. Giovanni.» ― Editor's Note, p. 9

Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin in conversation on 'SOUL!' (pt. 1)

Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin in conversation on 'SOUL!' (pt. 2)

[mostlyghostie]

Latest commission, I really like these retro covers and it includes some amazing books, which is a plus.

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[quotespile]

The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.

James Baldwin, Nobody Knows My Name

[theinternetarchive]

cover for 'notes of a native son,' james baldwin, printed 1955.

[philosophors]

“The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.”

— James Baldwin

[newvision]

— James Baldwin, from If Beale Street Could Talk

[literatureaesthetic]

june '24 favs:

a storm of swords ; george r r martin — third book in the 'a song of ice and fire' series, and it may just be my fav instalment yet. i was left utterly speechless over the plot twists in here. one of the best examples of modern fantasy.

the lost daughter ; elena ferrante — it's elena ferrante, of course it's on this list. an intimate character study of leda, a divorcee who suddenly finds herself with zero responsibilities after her daughters move away. a poignant, visceral look into motherhood (girlies with mummy issues, tread with caution😭)

giovanni's room ; james baldwin — the iconic gay, parisian classic. this was my first baldwin, and it's definitely not going to be my last. i haven't been this enthralled by the writing in a classic since 'the picture of dorian gray'. beautiful, gut-wrenching, a must-read for anyone into the classics!!

[without-ado]

“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”

― James Baldwin

[dysphoresque]

“You mean I have a home to go to, as long as I don't go there?”

— James Baldwin, Giovanni's Room