<p>Kylie makes Dan read James Baldwin's second novel, Giovanni's Room (1956). They discuss Baldwin's unique prose style, why his essays get more attention than his fiction, and the history of black American writer-activists and analyze why Baldwin's novel about doomed love, repressed sexuality, and the difficulty of defining Americanness feels so timeless. </p>

Kylie makes Dan read James Baldwin's second novel, Giovanni's Room (1956). They discuss Baldwin's unique prose style, why his essays get more attention than his fiction, and the history of black American writer-activists and analyze why Baldwin's novel about doomed love, repressed sexuality, and the difficulty of defining Americanness feels so timeless.

<p>Kylie makes Dan read James Baldwin's second novel, Giovanni's Room (1956). They discuss Baldwin's unique prose style, why his essays get more attention than his fiction, and the history of black American writer-activists and analyze why Baldwin's novel about doomed love, repressed sexuality, and the difficulty of defining Americanness feels so timeless.&nbsp;</p>

James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room

The history of literature through book recommendations. Two newly-married English teachers discuss a book that one loves and the other is reading for the first time. Will it take its place on the shelf of honor, or be thrown carelessly onto the shelf of shame? Join us for this podcast about the people we love and the books that come with them!

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James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room

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