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
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! ♥️
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.
You’re a star for doing this!!
When will we get another Deesha Philyaw story collection?? In the meantime, she's on substack: @deeshaphilyaw
I need it urgently!!
Oooh she is?! I’m on it. Thx!
I already have a lot on my reading list, but I'll try to find and read at least one of them. Thank you.
Terrific! (: Let me know which one you choose.
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
Wow, this is so generous. Thank you nalijah!!
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
I hope you're doing well too! Miss you much. xx
This is great. I would also add the book Slave Religion by Albert Raboteau.
Excellent suggestion, thank you! I'll add it to the list.
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! ♥️
Thank you!! It was a joy to make and happy to know it's resonating.
This is amazing!!! I am writing all of these down!
I also wrote a piece on Sinners, maybe you'd like it :)
Can you DM it to me? I’d love to check it out this weekend.
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
I want to note Blues People (Negro Music in White America) by LeRoi Jones. It was mandatory reading for the cast.
Excellent! Thank you!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! (:
This list is genius — thank you!!!
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!
I'm so glad you like it!
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.
Lovely work.
LOVE THIS.
Excellent list, thank you for writing this!!