Book Reviewed by:Diane Oliver's Neighbors and Other Stories is a collection delving deep into the corners of Black American life in the 1950s and '60s that were not and are still not usually part of the public conversation. Historical and academic writing that discusses the situations of marginalized people often does not touch on the intricacies of their daily lives, but fiction offers that opportunity. Here are some books of stories that portray Black Americans in a way that moves away from academic discussions of race and places readers inside the everyday experiences of people and communities.
The Women of Brewster Place: A Novel in Seven Stories
by Gloria Naylor
This 1982 novel is written in a series of stories that follow different women who all live in a housing project called Brewster Place. Six of the stories are focused on individual characters, while the seventh is about the entire community. Brewster Place is a setting in which these women overcome incredible ...
