"The Known World" by Edward P. Jones

Our book club is reading The Known World by Edward P. Jones. He was one of four authors in last February's Winter with the Writers at Rollins College. I've seen the video of that hour-long interview with our writer in residence, Connie May Fowler.

Here are a few more interviews with Jones or critical reviews, culled from the many websites on the internet. Some are written reviews, others written transcripts of interviews, and still others are audio files.

Jeffrey Brown’s interview (written transcript) from PBS’ The News Hour, 9.19.03
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec03/jones_9-19.html.old#

Audio file of WHYY’s Fresh Air’s 20-minute interview w/Jones.
http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=11-Nov-03

NPR’s Morning Edition interview w/Jones, 10.28.03
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1476600

Ron Charles’ review in the Christian Science Monitor 8.14.03
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0814/p16s02-bogn.html

Stephen Deusner’s review on PopMatters.com
http://www.popmatters.com/books/reviews/k/known-world.shtml

OTHER INFO not directly related to the book.

Free Blacks in the Antebellum Period, from the African American Odyssey website
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart2.html (remember to click to see the second part)


Talk of the Nation’s 45-minute audio file titled Teaching Slavery, with guests listed below:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=995144
Spencer Crew
*Wrote the Introduction to the companion book to HBO's Unchained Memories
*Executive Director of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (opening Summer 2004)

Stephanie Camp
*Assistant Professor: African-American, History of Slavery, American South, University of Washington, Seattle.
*Teaching an American Slavery course in Spring *Involved with Teachers as Scholars and Diversity teaching workshops, which teach other educators about slavery.

Michelle Evans
*Co-Author of the Follow the North Star Program
*Associate Director for Interpetation at Connor Prairie Living Museum, Indianapolis, Ind.

David Ould
*Deputy Director, Anti-Slavery International