Books by WSU alumni and friends

Literature

1. 

   Walkin' the Talk: An Anthology of African American Studies

   By Bill Lyne and Vernon Damani Johnson '79

    

   From the publisher: With a wide selection of literary, political, historical, and critical texts from the eighteenth century to the present, Walkin' the Talk provides a deep and multifaceted view of African American life and culture. Both the familiar and the sometimes neglected authors collected in this anthology create the richest possible context for the study of the experience of Africans in America. An ideal book for courses in African American Literature, History, Ethics of Race, and Black Studies.

   

   

    

2. 

   Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare

   Stephen Greenblatt

    

   Recommended by Will Hamlin, Shakespeare scholar. A learned but highly readable book, says Hamlin. He recommends it to anyone who cares about Shakespeare, drama, or the nature of astonishing talent.