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  • Honorée Fanonne Jeffers has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of October 1, 2021.
  • Honorée Fanonne Jeffers has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of October 1, 2021.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of October 1, 2021.
  • The 3 books Honorée Fanonne Jeffers has mentioned in the most episodes, as of October 1, 2021: The Souls of Black Folk, In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens and The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Honorée Fanonne Jeffers aired on October 1, 2021.

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Guest on The Book Review · 3 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers referenced multiple literary works during her appearance on The Book Review. She discussed Alice Walker's essay collection In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens, noting that she repeatedly returns to Walker, who defined womanism as Black feminism within that groundbreaking book. Jeffers also discussed first encountering W.E.B. Du Bois's classic work The Souls of Black Folk while in junior high school. Furthermore, she mentioned Du Bois's book to establish the historical timeline of American modernism, arguing that Du Bois predated T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound as a founder of American modernism. Additionally, Jeffers referenced T.S. Eliot's poem and book title The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock while explaining the inspiration behind the title of her own book.

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  1. The Souls of Black Folk

    W. E. B. Du Bois · Discussed · 1 episode

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    Discussed
    “and I guess it was I was in junior high school when I first encountered The Souls of Black Folk by web de boys”
    The Book Review Richard Powers on ‘Bewilderment’ 2021-10-01 Listen at 38:37
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens

    Alice Walker · Discussed · 1 episode

    In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens by Alice Walker is a groundbreaking collection of prose pieces in which the author explores Black feminism, creativity, and the spiritual lives of women of color.

    Discussed
    “well one of the people who I return to over and over is the great Alice Walker who defined womanism as black feminism in an essay that is in her groundbreaking book of essays in search of our mother's Garden”
    The Book Review Richard Powers on ‘Bewilderment’ 2021-10-01 Listen at 33:01
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  3. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

    T. S. Eliot · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Love Song of J.

    Discussed
    “it's sort of a side eye people assume that modernism began with TS Elliots the Love Song of Jay Alfred proofrock”
    The Book Review Richard Powers on ‘Bewilderment’ 2021-10-01 Listen at 41:40
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

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EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Richard Powers on ‘Bewilderment’The Book Review2021-10-014