Black novelists have debuted at many stages of life, from their twenties to their fifties, reminding us that Black literary careers begin on different timelines.

Books, authors, conversations, analysis, datasets—there’s so much to explore on blacklitnetwork.org. You might just find your next read that you didn’t even know you needed! 📚

Another Season of Toni Morrison -- shorturl.at/FalYG

Take a listen to @hrambsy.bsky.social’s interview about the Black Lit Network on @stlpublicradio.bsky.social! From the barbershop to the classroom, it’s a project deeply rooted in a genuinely public humanities. When you’re done, visit www.blacklitnetwork.org and try it out! #DigitalHumanities

Look, we always talk about @alondra.bsky.social the founding Afrofuturist or her as the coordinator and dean or how she's a distinguished professor. But goodness, we have not said nearly enough about Alondra Nelson the exquisite writer. Whew.

Ok, a few notes on producing a podcast about critical and popular responses to African American novels, artistic productions, and more. shorturl.at/K8xss

Here's a short piece on the rise of Afrofuturism during the late 1990s. shorturl.at/n5jmi

I’ve been a college professor for 21 years now. I’ve been covering Nikki Giovanni’s “Ego Tripping” for 21 years now.

Ok, some Black novel combinations, starting here. Three novels with unnamed protagonists: James Weldon Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (1912) Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man (1952) Colson Whitehead's Apex Hides the Hurt (2006)

Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Literary scholar: I'm suggesting that the cup and its contents are metaphorical, and intersectionality provides a lens for us to (re)read the interplay between the container and what it holds.