tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post6669942458416877459..comments2024-01-27T13:22:38.545-08:00Comments on BOOKTRYST: James Baldwin, Teen WriterStephen J. Gertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369781936876020975noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-57407757879661018292010-11-09T10:19:21.234-08:002010-11-09T10:19:21.234-08:00It was reading James Baldwin's books that help...It was reading James Baldwin's books that helped me through my early 20s - a difficult time. I can remember how, with great pleasure, I went to bed early just to read his books - I bought them all. I followed Baldwin with Genet. The late 60s and early 70s were great years for unexpurgated literature and there was none of that "inappropriate" nonsense we hear nowadays.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.com