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Welcome to Ishmael Reed's Site
"Reed believes that the capricious tastes of white readers have made Black literature appear to be a revolving door of transient starts... 'Anti-racism,' he said, is 'the new yoga.' Even the...
View ArticleIshmael Reed Profiled in the New Yorker
Julian Lucas has written a riveting profile of Ishmael Reed in the New Yorker! To read more about Reed's life, times, and ever-innovative and challenging work, click here:...
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Ishmael Reed receives the 2022 Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime Achievement Award!
Ishmael Reed is the recipient of the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, presented by the Cleveland Foundation! Click here to read more and watch the award announcement...
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The New York Review of Books Covers YELLOW BACK RADIO BROKE-DOWN
The New York Review of Books has published a feature on Ishmael Reed's acclaimed 1969 novel YELLOW BACK RADIO BROKE-DOWN by Julian Lucas! Read the article here:...
View ArticleNew Album "The Hands of Grace"
Ishmael Reed's new album from Reading Group, "The Hands of Grace," is out now! Ishmael plays piano on original compositions from his play "The Slave Who Loved Caviar" and other works. Buy the album for...
View ArticleIshmael Reed to Receive Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Award!
On October 26th, 2023, Ishmael Reed will be honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation in Washington, DC alongside fellow honorees Carol Anderson...
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THE SLAVE WHO LOVED CAVIAR Publishing in November
The text of Ishmael Reed's acclaimed play THE SLAVE WHO LOVED CAVIAR will publish from Archway Editions (distributed by Simon & Schuster) on November 14th, 2023. Already the subject of controversy...
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New Ishmael Reed Foreword- THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM
Ishmael Reed has written a foreword to a new edition of THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM by acclaimed author John A. Williams, which Library of America will publish on November 7th, 2023. Click here to pre-order...
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New Ishmael Reed Foreword- SELECTED POEMS OF CALVIN C. HERNTON
Ishmael Reed has written a new foreword to the collection SELECTED POEMS OF CALVIN C. HERNTON, out now from Wesleyan University Press. Click here to order your copy today:...
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