"I Am Not Your Negro" is a new documentary that turns the final 30 pages of James Baldwin's final unfinished manuscript into a film narrated by Samuel L. Jackson. Today we'll discuss this and other book news around Columbus with a panel of guests.
Events:
- The new documentary, “I Am Not Your Negro,” is being shown at the Wexner Center for the Arts from Feb. 16-18
Guests:
- Kassie Rose, WOSU Book Critic, The Longest Chapter blog
- Mark Maxwell, Manager, Half Price Books
- David Filipi, Director of Film, Wexner Center for the Arts
Books mentioned on the show:
- Montana 1948 by Larry Watson
- Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
- Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
- American Gods and Norse Mythology, both by Neil Gaiman
- V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
- The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
- Showa: A History of Japan Vol. 1 by Shigeru Mizuki
- Underground in Berlin by Marie Jalowicz Simon