“Master of language” (The New York Times) John Edgar Wideman uses his unique generational positio...

In this first-ever collection of nonfiction by John Edgar Wideman, a “towering figure in American...

The reissued classic from “master of language” (The New York Times) John Edgar Wideman—a “superb”...

In 1985 police bombed a West Philadelphia row house. Eleven people died and a fire started that d...

'In this singular collection, John Edgar Wideman, the acclaimed author of Writing to Save a Life,...

“A rare triumph” (The New York Times Book Review), this powerful memoir about the divergent paths...

In 1983, The Homewood Trilogy signaled the arrival of a major voice in American literature. Forty...

Wideman 'traces the life of the father of iconic civil rights martyr Emmett Till--a man who was e...

'John Edgar Wideman's 'slaveroad' is a palimpsest of physical, social, and psychological terrain,...

A stunning collection of all new stories from the twice winner of the PEN Faulkner Award - essent...

In this first-ever collection of nonfiction by John Edgar Wideman, a “towering figure in American...

When Emmett Till was murdered aged fourteen for allegedly whistling at a white woman, photographs...

Essays from six incarcerated men about power, punishment, and redemption

'This is truly inimitable storytelling' Observer'[A] master of language' New York TimesA boy stan...

One of John Wideman’s most ambitious and celebrated works, the lyrical masterpiece and PEN Faulkn...

A powerful and “stunning” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) selection of the best of John Edgar...

Due fratelli afroamericani, John Edgar e Robert, crescono insieme in un quartiere di Pittsburgh, ...

Navigating a range of subjects and tone, Wideman challenges the boundaries of traditional forms a...

These stories offer spellbinding reflections on abolitionists and artists, fathers and sons, the ...

Wideman 'traces the life of the father of iconic civil rights martyr Emmett Till--a man who was e...

?Few books make history and fewer still become foundational texts for the movements and struggles...

*A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Best Book of the Year* From John Edgar Wideman, a modern “master of...

The Drue Heinz Literature Prize was established in 1980 to encourage and support the writing and ...