James Baldwin Quote by Carolina De Robertis

“James Baldwin’s “My Dungeon Shook—Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of Emancipation,” published in The Fire Next Time in 1963 (the…

— Carolina De Robertis

“James Baldwin lived in this house for more than twenty-five years, and all that was left were half a dozen pink teacups and turquoise…

— Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah

James Baldwin is one of the greatest, North American writers of the second half of the Twentieth Century. A prolific writer and a brilliant…

— Raoul Peck

It means so much to be a part of bringing James Baldwin's words to life.

— KiKi Layne

“So the beloved children's book author took a deep breath, opened his own book to the very first page, and began reading, hoping with…

— Chris Colfer

“The house I grew up in is one of a kind. It’s a bibliophile’s fantasy, and if the Library of Congress had a little…

— Jarod Kintz

“Many things led to this day, for all of us. A forgotten son, a vengeful mother, a brother with a long shadow, a strange…

— Victoria Aveyard

“When I was 10, I read James Baldwin's 'Another Country,' and that book broke me. Not because I was encountering homosexual sex and love…

— Chris Abani

“The dim, dusty room, with the busts staring down from the tall bookcases, the cozy chairs, the globes, and best of all, the wilderness…

— Louisa May Alcott

James Baldwin had an unrivaled understanding of politics and history and, above all, the human condition. His prose is laser sharp. His onslaught is…

— Raoul Peck

“This is my first real memory of James. In every memory before that, he’s just a flash of color, a warm body with a…

— Kate Avelynn

“Across the table sat my eight-year-old daughter. Adjacent to her sat a man she had never seen before, with Gothic lettering inscribed across his…

— Shannan Martin