Books in Brief

Books in Brief is an ongoing series featuring concise conversations with scholars about their books in African American literary studies. Each installment begins with a brief description of the book and then invites the author to reflect on the project's inspiration, writing process, and place within the field.

• The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture by Courtney Thorsson

• Pitfalls of Prestige: Black Women and Literary Recognition by Laura Elizabeth Vrana

• The Geographies of African American Short Fiction by Kenton Rambsy

• Writing Black Panther: Ta-Nehisi Coates and Representation Struggles by Howard Rambsy II