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A Timeless Portrait of Black Life: James Baldwin on Louise Meriwether’s <em>Daddy Was a Number Runner</em>

A Timeless Portrait of Black Life: James Baldwin on Louise Meriwether’s Daddy Was a Number Runner

“She has told everyone who can read or feel what it means to be a black man or woman in this country.”

By James Baldwin | December 22, 2025

Are We Entering a New Golden Age of Biography?

Are We Entering a New Golden Age of Biography?

Megan Marshall on a Trio of Blockbuster Books About Gertrude Stein, James Baldwin, and Peter Matthiessen

By Megan Marshall | September 25, 2025

Through the Lens of Love: Nicholas Boggs on His New Biography of James Baldwin

Through the Lens of Love: Nicholas Boggs on His New Biography of James Baldwin

Danté Stewart in Conversation With the Author of “James Baldwin: A Love Story”

By Literary Hub | August 25, 2025

Nicholas Boggs on James Baldwin’s Love Stories

Nicholas Boggs on James Baldwin’s Love Stories

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | August 21, 2025

“My Legacy is of Broken Men.” Michael Thomas on Dreams, Alcoholism, and Black Fatherhood

“My Legacy is of Broken Men.” Michael Thomas on Dreams, Alcoholism, and Black Fatherhood

The Author of “The Broken King” Unpacks Intimacy and the the Fear of Endangering His Son

By Michael Thomas | August 14, 2025

4Columns is closing up shop. Here are 10 unmissable pieces from their archives.

4Columns is closing up shop. Here are 10 unmissable pieces from their archives.

By Brittany Allen | July 24, 2025

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What Community Means as a Queer Black Writer

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Farid Matuk on Mirroring, Poetic Artifice, and Complicating Sensuality in Verse

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Did You Know That James Baldwin Wrote for Children, Too?

Did You Know That James Baldwin Wrote for Children, Too?

Quartez Harris on the Lasting Impact of “Little Man, Little Man” on Children’s Literature

By Quartez Harris | March 3, 2025

Inside James Baldwin’s Fraught Relationship With His Stepfather

Inside James Baldwin’s Fraught Relationship With His Stepfather

Douglas Field Considers the Paternal Bond of an American Literary Icon in Relation to His Own

By Douglas Field | November 20, 2024

The Hidden Story of Black History and Black Lives Before the Civil Rights Movement

The Hidden Story of Black History and Black Lives Before the Civil Rights Movement

From Dylan C. Penningroth Cundill Prize-Shortlisted “Before the Movement”

By Dylan C. Penningroth | September 13, 2024

James Baldwin and the Roots of Black-Palestinian Solidarity

James Baldwin and the Roots of Black-Palestinian Solidarity

Alexander Durie Considers the Evolution of Baldwin’s Views on Zionism

By Alexander Durie | August 2, 2024

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