A literary classic that I'll be picking up very soon.If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin.
A few millions more might be picking it up too, as Essence Magazine has selected the book as its latest Book Club pick.
At the heart is a love story between Tish and Fonny, a young couple in NYC -- Harlem to be exact. But issues of police intimidation, pregnancy, separation, racism, and many other social issues come between their love and relationship.
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I've read a few novels by James Baldwin, but not Beale Street. Totally looking forward to it.
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'Go Tell it on the Mountain' is my all time favorite. Baldwin at his best. 'Giovanni's Room' was ok. It was actually the first Baldwin book I read, when I was fourteen I think.
Oooh! If Beale Street Could Talk was the very first James Baldwin book that I read. I loved it. He covered a lot of ground in that novel. I think it's one of his best works. If Essence has selected it as its latest Book Club pick that gives me an excuse to read it again. LOL!
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