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Kayla Warner's avatar

You’re a star for doing this!!

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Adam Hollowell's avatar

When will we get another Deesha Philyaw story collection?? In the meantime, she's on substack: @deeshaphilyaw

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Trey Walk's avatar

I need it urgently!!

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Mia Chae Reddy, Ph.D.'s avatar

Oooh she is?! I’m on it. Thx!

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꩜ jacintha azalea ⭑'s avatar

I already have a lot on my reading list, but I'll try to find and read at least one of them. Thank you.

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Trey Walk's avatar

Terrific! (: Let me know which one you choose.

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nalijah daniels's avatar

i’m not sure if anyone else has done this already, but i made a goodreads shelf with all of the reads to view in one place!! https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/31763319?shelf=sinners-further-reading&sort=date_added&order=d

thank you so much for this extremely needed and comprehensive list, i’m excited to explore

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Trey Walk's avatar

Wow, this is so generous. Thank you nalijah!!

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Hannah's avatar

I just left the theater and immediately searched for a Sinners syllabus to fully digest this incredible movie. And then I found your substack! Good to see your name, old friend! Hope all is well

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Trey Walk's avatar

I hope you're doing well too! Miss you much. xx

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Yaya's avatar

This is great. I would also add the book Slave Religion by Albert Raboteau.

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Trey Walk's avatar

Excellent suggestion, thank you! I'll add it to the list.

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Mia Chae Reddy, Ph.D.'s avatar

Such a rich list. A lot take me back to my grad school days. Looking fwd to delving into others on the list. Just recently read Secret Lives of Church Ladies. Thank you for creating sharing this syllabus! ♥️

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Trey Walk's avatar

Thank you!! It was a joy to make and happy to know it's resonating.

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Kristiné's avatar

This is amazing!!! I am writing all of these down!

I also wrote a piece on Sinners, maybe you'd like it :)

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Trey Walk's avatar

Can you DM it to me? I’d love to check it out this weekend.

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Kristiné's avatar

It’s on my page! Thank you for your interest. It’s a deep dive mostly into the parallels of the film and Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter! Let me know what you think if you give it a read.

Here you go:

https://open.substack.com/pub/bykristine/p/what-happens-when-cowboy-carter-walks?r=4hogi8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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Katie Mack's avatar

I want to note Blues People (Negro Music in White America) by LeRoi Jones. It was mandatory reading for the cast.

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Dr. Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman's avatar

Excellent! Thank you!

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Trey Walk's avatar

I'm glad you enjoyed it! (:

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Reda Rountree (she/her)'s avatar

This list is genius — thank you!!!

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JessM's avatar

You read my mind! I've been wanting someone to compile a list like this since I saw Sinners the first time. You're an angel!

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Trey Walk's avatar

I'm so glad you like it!

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Sabrina Reed's avatar

The word 'syllabus' truly scratched that itch I've had since seeing the movie. Thank you for putting this together. Looking forward to diving into it.

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The_Calcutta_Magazine's avatar

Lovely work.

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Sayani Sarkar's avatar

LOVE THIS.

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Sanj's avatar

Excellent list, thank you for writing this!!

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