Writers and Readers Publishing

An Imprint of Writers & Readers Publishing

Writers & Readers Publishing was based in Harlem, and founded by Glenn Thompson.

“Glenn Thompson was an exemplary Black publisher. He viewed books as weapons of liberation and saw his task as that of a soldier, arming the people to free themselves. He chose to publish great books about people of African descent that helped to define the reality of the Black experience. He also chose to publish outstanding books that redefined the White experience from the perspectives of those who were oppressed and dispossessed by it--and he did so in subtle, subversive, but often comical ways.” —Paul Coates

20 Publications Found

Nappy: Growing Up Black and Female in America
Nappy
Aliona L. Gibson
Jul 2000
My Favorite Toy
My Favorite Toy
Carole Boston Weatherford
Jul 1997
Me and My Family Tree
Me and My Family Tree
Carole Boston Weatherford
Jul 1997
Grandma and Me
Grandma and Me
Carole Boston Weatherford
Jul 1997
Mighty Menfolk
Mighty Menfolk
Carole Boston Weatherford
Jul 1997
Circles of Sisterhood: A Book Discussion Group Guide for Women of Color
Circles of Sisterhood
Pat Neblett
Dec 1996
Absence in the Palm of My Hands and Other Poems
Weather Reports: New and Selected Poems
Weather Reports
Quincy Troupe
Nov 1996
Drops of This Story
Drops of This Story
Suheir Hammad
Oct 1996
No Noose Is Good Noose
No Noose Is Good Noose
Tony Medina
Jun 1996
Recognize: Poems
Recognize
Kevin Powell
May 1995
I Am a Black Woman
I Am a Black Woman
Mari Evans
Dec 1993
A Woman’s Mourning Song
A Woman’s Mourning Song
bell hooks
Feb 1993
In the Tradition: An Anthology of Young Black Writers
In the Tradition
Kevin Powell
Oct 1992
A Dark And Splendid Mass
A Dark And Splendid Mass
Mari Evans
Oct 1992
Tapping the Power Within: A Path to Self-Empowerment for Black Women
Tapping the Power Within
Iyanla Vanzant
Aug 1992
The Eye In The Ceiling: Poems
The Eye In The Ceiling
Eugene B. Redmond
Mar 1992
Daddy And I...
Daddy And I...
Eloise Greenfield
Jul 1991
Nathaniel Talking
Nathaniel Talking
Eloise Greenfield
Jan 1988
Don’t Explain: A Song of Billie Holiday
Don’t Explain
Alexis De Veaux
Sep 1987

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