James Baldwin

Semi-autobiographical novel exploring race, religion, and family in Harlem through the story of John Grimes coming of age on his fourteenth birthday.

Set in Paris, an American man grapples with his sexual identity and his relationship with an Italian bartender named Giovanni.

Set in Greenwich Village and Harlem, explores interracial and same-sex relationships in 1950s New York following the suicide of jazz drummer Rufus Scott.

Two essays examining race relations in America, blending memoir with social criticism, warning of explosive racial tensions.

Collection of essays on race in America and Europe, combining personal reflection with social analysis.

Essays on writers, civil rights, and living as a Black American in Europe and the American South.

Love story set in Harlem about Tish and Fonny, whose plans are derailed when Fonny is falsely accused of rape.