b'G rey House 19African-American Writing P ublishingEncyclopedia ofAfrican-AmericanRECENTWriting HISTORYBY LAURA NICOSIA, PhDANDJAMES F. NICOSIA, PhDFOURTH EDITIONNo other single work seeks to include all past and present African American writers of significance in such an affordable format. The comprehensiveness of the work,its affordability, and the promise of future updates make this an appealing choice for all public and academic libraries. Library JournalA timely survey of an important sector of American letters, this fourth edition of the Encyclopedia of African-American Writing highlights the role and influence of African-American cultural leaders, from all walks of life, from the 17th century to the present. The text takes readers on a journey to learn about what inspired various African-American writers to create poems, plays, short stories, novels, essays, opinion pieces, and numerous other works, and how those writings contributed to American culture. New Coverage, this edition adds more than 50 author Third Edition | October 2017 | Two Volumes, 2,353 pages | Hardcover | ISBN 978-1-68217-346-6| $250 biographies, with a focus on contemporary writers on theIncludes Free Online Access on the Salem Press/Grey House Platform forefront of todays conversation about African-Americanculture and viewpoints. Now Two Volumes with a Handy Trim Size, this edition has been reformatted to two volumes to make room for the manynew entries our editors have added.And, we have reduced thetrim size to 8x10 to make it more attractive to students to pullfrom the shelves. As always, the pages are formatted in a way toencourage students to engage with the text and read further. New Arrangement, this edition has a new topical arrangement, to aid in discovery. The entries are grouped into four main sections: - Author Biographies, for a total of 550, with illustrations, cover the important events in a writers life, education, major works, honors and awards,and family and important associates.- African American Organizations & Publications give readers more information about the groups and publications that were important to these writers. - Primary Documents take the reader on a literary journey from a slave contract in 1635 to the present day.- African American movements help readers better understand several elements about the civil rights movement, the struggle for voting rights,the Black Lives Matter movement, among others. Several timelines, chronologies, and appendices help readers navigate the text and make literary connections by genre, time, and occupation. - Appendix of Writers by Genre categorizes all entries by one or more of 26 genres, from Anthologies to Spoken Word.- Appendix of Writers by Occupation categorizes all entries by one or more of 210 occupations, from Abolitionist to Talk Show Host.- Chronology of Writers lists all individual writers by birth date. - Graphically designed Timeline, clearly and interestingly overlaps significant events in the writing lives of African-Americans with relevant current events, such as wars and terms of U.S. presidents.- Chronology of Firsts, with interesting facts, from the first narrative written by an enslaved African-American, to the first African-American to receive the Nobel prize for literature. - A list of Abbreviations, References & Cumulative Index.More than a collection of biographies, this important work traces the evolution of African-American writers, their struggles, triumphs, and legacy, and should not be missed. A comprehensive, easy-to-use source that will complement the reference collection of any public, high school or university library, this edition will prove useful to all university humanities and African-American studies collections.Fourth Edition|January 2023|2 Volumes, 1,277 pages|Hardcover|ISBN 978-1-63700-165-3|$220 Includes Free Online Access on the Salem Press/Grey House PlatformeBooks are also available - visit www.greyhouse.com for more information(800) 562-2139 GET ONLINE ACCESS WITH YOUR PRINT BUY! www.greyhouse.com2024-315 Grey House 2025 Catalog.indd 19 2024-09-16 3:52PM'