Books on Arts and Culture

I See Black People

The Rise and Fall of African American-Owned Television and Radio

By Kristal Brent Zook

The Big Empty

Dialogues on Politics, Sex, God, Boxing, Morality, Myth, Poker and Bad Conscience in America

By Norman Mailer and John Buffalo Mailer

In this collection of conversations, John Buffalo Mailer poses a series of questions to his father, challenging the reflections and insights of the man who has dominated and defined much of American letters for the past sixty years.

Life Out of Context

By Walter Mosley

This powerful meditation by the bestselling author of the Easy Rawlins mysteries explores his evolution as an African-American writer and ends with a call to action.

American Rebels

By Jack Newfield

In this anthology of original essays, leading American writers discuss individuals who reconciled authentic patriotism with original artistic creation, unpopular opinion, and real moral principles.

Brushes With History

Writings on Art from The Nation 1865-2001

By Peter G. Meyer and Arthur C. Danto