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Purple Rising: Celebrating 40 Years of the Magic, Power, and Artistry of The Color Purple
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If ever there was a novel worth celebrating, it’s The Color Purple. Purple Rising gives us the backstory of the novel, a progress report on life since its publication and a celebration of Black joy through the stories that embody it.
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Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece The Color Purple—as well as the acclaimed 1985 film from Steven Spielberg, the Tony-winning Broadway musical, and the all-new film adaptation with this gorgeously designed exploration of the novel’s enduring legacy, featuring contributions from Alice Walker, Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Colman Domingo, Fantasia Barrino, Danny Glover, and more.
Since its publication in 1982, Th...
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece The Color Purple—as well as the acclaimed 1985 film from Steven Spielberg, the Tony-winning Broadway musical, and the all-new film adaptation with this gorgeously designed exploration of the novel’s enduring legacy, featuring contributions from Alice Walker, Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Colman Domingo, Fantasia Barrino, Danny Glover, and more.
Since its publication in 1982, Th...
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Booksellers, Riffing: The Color Purple
Booksellers love to talk about all-time favorites and their current must-reads, the books that changed them and the books they can’t wait for other readers to experience. Plenty of readers are planning to see the new movie version of The Color Purple when it opens on Christmas Day, so three of us jumped on a […]
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