Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American FictionEdited by the critically acclaimed Terry McMillan, the award winning author of five previous novels and recipient of the Essence Award for Excellence in Literature, this is a striking collection of works from contemporary African American authors, both established and emerging. This is the first original anthology of African American writing in over a decade. Featuring works by over fifty African American writers and a preface by John Edgar Wideman,

Edith Nesbit

this volume also features Nouveau Roman novelist Alain Robbe-Grillet’s (The Voyeur

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critically acclaimed writer Julian Barnes explores what is involved when we change our minds: about words

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for anyone wanting to talk seriously about the politics of education today

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Nan Goldin’s The Ballad of Sexual Dependency is a visual diary chronicling the struggles for intimacy and understanding among the friends and lovers whom Goldin describes as her “tribe

Delany and feminist Joanna Russ

An unsparing investigation into Spotify’s origins and influence on music

Philip Corner

pitting the officers of the law against the forces of urban malevolence