Season 10: Episode 7 | The Oracle, Ben McFall
A short take on Ben McFall, who managed the fiction section at the Strand for over four decades.
Season 10: Episode 6 | Toni Morrison’s Statement About Writing & Revision
A short take on an alternative way of understanding a popular Toni Morrison quotation.
Season 10: Episode 3 | Wayetu Moore’s She Would Be King
A short take on Wayetu Moore’s debut novel about a redheaded Black woman with supernatural powers.
Season 10: Episode 1 | African American Literature, Film Adaptations, and Berry Jenkins
A short take on African American novels adapted to film by Barry Jenkins.
Season 9: Episode 7 | Some Ways of Thinking About African American Literary Data Work
An episode about African American Literary Data Work, covering subjects such as frequently featured authors in scholarly journals, film adaptations and Wikipedia pageviews, novel ratings on Goodreads, and Toni Morrison’s reception.
Season 9: Episode 6 | African American Literary Data Work
A short take on African American literary data work.
Season 9: Episode 5 | Quantifying Toni Morrison’s Reception
A short take on the remarkable reception of Toni Morrison.
Season 9: Episode 4 | Film Adaptations and Wikipedia Pageviews
A short take on the key factor that pushes African American novels above 100,000 Wikipedia pageviews.
Season 9: Episode 3 | Quantifying African American Novel Ratings on Goodreads
A short take on African American novel ratings on Goodreads.
Season 9: Episode 2 | Frequently Featured Authors in the College Language Association Journal
A short take on six frequently featured authors in the College Language Association (CLA) Journal.