For lovers of Black literature, James Baldwin was one of the greatest. And while he was born in Harlem and influenced by the Civil Rights Movement, he produced some of his best work from the south of ...

"Baldwin: A Love Story" surpasses previous biographies of the author known for works including "Go Tell It on the Mountain." (Anthony Barboza / Getty Images) In Nicholas Boggs’ lively and vigorously ...

American author James Baldwin (1924-1987) during an interview at the Whitehall Hotel in Bloomsbury Square, London. (Photo by Jenkins/Getty Images) In Baldwin’s exploration of race and identity, he ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A color photograph depicting James ...

In 1987, American author James Baldwin died in Saint Paul de Vence, France, at age 63. As a child in Harlem, James Baldwin (1924-1987) hewed to his family’s strict Baptist beliefs and would have known ...

James Baldwin was born 100 years ago, on Aug. 2, 1924, in Harlem Hospital. He wrote in 1955, “I love America more than any other country in this world and exactly for this reason, I insist on the ...

On Baldwin's would-be 100th birthday, the author of a Shakespeare adaptation series reflects on how the Black icon impacted her reading of the Bard Marco Calderon; Anthony Barboza/Getty I was 38 when ...

James Baldwin, one of the most influential writers and thinkers of the 20th century, is remembered this year as the world commemorates the centennial birthday of The Icon—prolific author, poet, ...

Had he not died in 1987, James Baldwin would be 100 on Aug. 2. This represents a marketing opportunity for publishers holding rights to Baldwin's material. On June 18, Vintage Books published deluxe ...

Kyle Bass’ short intense play “Citizen James, or the Young Man Without a Country” brings James Baldwin to vivid life, not by chronicling his long list of achievements in the 1950s, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s ...