Comments on: Looking at Each Other Sideways: Three Books on Race

By: jenniferpuryear

jenniferpuryear — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 01:45:40 +0000

Hi, Sally! I’m so happy to hear that! It’s wonderful how the right book can open those sorts of conversations – the ones where people bring generous hearts. xo

By: Sally Solesby

Sally Solesby — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 01:36:30 +0000

We hosted a Nashville Reads conversation at FiftyForward Knowles yesterday. A diverse and articulate audience made it one of the very best discussions on race I’ve been involved in. The Color of Water was an excellent choice this year!

By: jenniferpuryear

jenniferpuryear — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 17:28:26 +0000

In reply to Matt Osborne.

Thank you for keeping the conversation lively, Matt – always! xo

By: Matt Osborne

Matt Osborne — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:53:27 +0000

I always think of James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time as far as books go, but it was Richard Pryor and Paul Mooney who really blew my mind open on issues of race.

By: jenniferpuryear

jenniferpuryear — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:24:24 +0000

In reply to Marion Herndon.

Thanks, Mom! A copy of the book is already on its way to you and Dad!! Love, Jen

By: Marion Herndon

Marion Herndon — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:18:44 +0000

Jennifer, I loved this review! And am eager to read McBride’s book. I enjoyed your comments on Go Set a Watchman which I read for my book club last month.

By: jenniferpuryear

jenniferpuryear — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 15:47:27 +0000

In reply to Todd Jones.

I have been thinking about reading Between The World and Me and need to go ahead and do it. Thank you so much for recommending it and for your kind comment, Todd! xo

By: Todd Jones

Todd Jones — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 15:23:18 +0000

Thanks, Jennifer, for a wonderful review on James McBride’s book, one already on my list upon the recommendation of a friend! Race is such a powerful and complex matter in American life, and I might add Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between The World and Me to this list. Coates writes a memoir framed as a letter to his son. It is deeply troubling to read, but also revelatory for someone who has grown up in a very different world. Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to race.