Giovanni's Room
by James Baldwin
Buy on AmazonI’m sure the president has read James Baldwin, but he may have missed “Giovanni’s Room” — a short novel of immeasurable sadness. That is the novel he should read — or reread, as the case may be — because it will strengthen his resolve to do everything in his power for gay rights.
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"I’m sure the president has read James Baldwin, but he may have missed “Giovanni’s Room” — a short novel of immeasurable sadness. That is the novel he should read — or reread, as the case may be — because it will strengthen his resolve to do everything in his power for gay rights."
By the Book: John Irving · nytimes.com
By the Book: Amy Bloom · nytimes.com
"The same for James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room. That's a book I go back to when I feel like I'm forgetting the importance of language."
By the Book: Jacqueline Woodson · nytimes.com
""The White Album," by Joan Didion and "Giovanni's Room," by James Baldwin."
By the Book: Jess Walter · nytimes.com
"There are formative books I loved as a teenager, like "Giovanni's Room" (James Baldwin)."
By the Book: Miranda July · nytimes.com
"My mother recommended it, and I was astonished by how powerful it is. And by how a prominent Black writer could claim the freedom to write a novel in which race doesn't figure at all."
By the Book: Michael Pollan · nytimes.com