Baldwin: A Love Story
Based on two decades of original research and exclusive access to unpublished material, a ground-breaking biography from one of the world's most prominent James Baldwin scholars that uncovers the literary icon through the great loves of his life.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Year
- 2026
- ISBN-13
- 9781526615602
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Topics
- James Baldwin's lifeLove and relationshipsLiterary history
Awards
- PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for BiographyWon(2026)
- Kirkus Prize for NonfictionShortlisted(2025)
- The Plutarch AwardLonglisted(2026)
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