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"San Francisco Bay Guardian," 1/14/09 "Ishmael Reed is one of the most prolific writers, seers, and pundits of the 20th and 21st centuries...[He] has been a constant presence and persistent thorn in the sides of various official experts. What I love about Reed is his refusal to be classified, stereotyped, or labeled...He has shared his vision with bravado and courage. His latest book of political essays continues his crusade for mother-wit in the face of a consistently homogenized culture, whether through an insightful interview with saxophonist Sonny Rollins, or writing that tackles America's anti-black lending practices. Reed's take is plainspoken and no-nonsense, yet an element of whimsy seems to permeate even the most uncomfortable subjects.""Booklist," 2/15/09 "Reed and Blank have selected molten and magical tales that dramatically explore the consequences of our attitudes toward race, ethnicity, gender, class, and sexuality...This is a live-wire, from-sea-to-shining-sea collection in which we hear America singing.""Library Journal," 2/1/09 "Another wonderful anthology from Reed, this is highly recommended.""Los Angeles Times Book Review," 3/8/09 "An anthology that's big, messy, diverse--just like the U.S....Ishmael Reed has made a career of taking the canon and blowing it into smithereens...[This anthology is] broadly based and often surprising.""Publishers Weekly," 3/30/09 "A captivating, multifarious look at the American experience through its short fiction...Reed's selections will draw readers into American cities, suburbs, prairies and mountains with vivid, precise, at times documentary description and bold, personal questions of American identity and purpose...[A] highly varied collection."Counterpunch.org, 3/27/09 "A tremendous anthology of American short fiction...showcasing diverse talent.""Oakland Tribune," 4/10/09 "[Reed] is the man who titled one of his many books "Writing is Fighting." In his newest offering, " Pow Wow," Reed takes to the ring again, but this time as the referee. He edited the anthology of short stories subtitled "Charting the Fault Lines in the American Experience." The collection includes such far flung contributions as Wajahat Ali, a Pakistan-American playwright, Langston Hughes and Benjamin Franklin, whose satirical take on 18th century pro-slavery arguments gnawed at the scaffolding that supported the wicked trade in human beings. Pow Wow shows that the scaffolding never entirely came down.""January," 4/6/09 "An important book. Edited by the incomparable Ishmael Reed...the contributors represented alone make "Pow Wow" a collection of interest...In all, 63 pieces represent a diverse view of American writing over the past 200 years...A collection intended to mark our consciousness and our hearts."Curled Up with a Good Book "[Reed] manages to do some admirable dissecting of the largely white male media power structure...[He is a] dogged, dedicated, indignation-fueled writer.""Augusta Metro Spirit," 5/20/09 "A stunning collection of short fiction...Elegantly selected.""Choice," July 2009 "Offers a comprehensive, rewarding, and sometimes startling portrait of the American landscape. The rich, eclectic literary voices gathered here represent the varied subtleties and nuance of the American cultural and linguistic hodgepodge...Reed's rich, empowering volume offers an astonishingly wide range of voices and genres and plenty of surprises for expert and casual reader alike. Highly recommended.""Multicultural Review," Summer 2009"The overlooked gems in this jumbo anthology are for the most part hauntingly supple, with emotions finely drawn...Reed's eye is fine and wide-ranging."
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