The Other Baldwin

If you are looking for background on a book before you read it, I would suggest steering away from Wiki. If however, it's 5:00 pm on a GBC bookclub night and you're running late and want to appear semi-literate or at least just know the character's names (knowing that the source may or may not be quite accurate), the site would be worth a look. At least, this is my morning experience to remind you that in a few weeks we will be discussing Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin.

For another (plot spoiler free) glimpse into this writer before your pick up this 1956 novel, see this NYT's review of The Cross of Redemption or James Campbell's biography, Talking at the Gates: A Life of James Baldwin.

Happy Reading.