Colson Whitehead

Introduction Cool Machine is the third book in Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Trilogy. It follows Ray Carney, a Harlem furniture dealer…

Introduction Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys follows Elwood Curtis, a determined Black teenager growing up in 1960s Tallahassee. Raised by…

Introduction Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad is a work of historical fiction that reimagines the famous escape network as a…