Nella Larsen

May 10, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Nella Larsen |Brit Bennett |Kuchenga Shenjé

Reading Lists Kuchenga Shenjé, author of "The Library Thief," recommends stories that delve into race and identity in the U.S. and U.K. In the Summer of 2017, I went to see the European premiere of the Braden Jacobs-Jenkins play An Octoroon. Based on the 1859 melodrama by the Irish playwright Dion Boucicault, it was staged at the Orange Tree Theatre in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. A truly bombastic production that lampooned the tropes of the “tragic mulatto” story in a way that...

Feb 23, 2024 | onmyshelf.substack.com | Shea Serrano |Tricia Rose |Joan Morgan |Nella Larsen

This week I’m so excited to hand over the mic and share a guest post from the incredible Nadirah Simmons. I met Nadirah eight years ago at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She worked on the Digital team creating and producing web videos and social media content that landed the show an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Interactive Program in 2019.

Feb 15, 2024 | nhpr.org | Nella Larsen |Yaa Gyasi |Elie Mystal |Abi Dare

This month the NHPR staff has gathered some of our favorite stories, poems, and plays by legendary and contemporary Black authors, including bell hooks, Nella Larsen, and James McBride to honor Black History Month. To learn more about Black artists, historians, veterans and more check out this link. You can also check out NHPR’s special programming for Black History Month here. And as always, please send us your review if you decide to add any of these books to your library list at [email protected].

Nov 9, 2023 | service95.com | Allyson Hobbs |Nella Larsen |Margo Jefferson |Jess Row

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