For the next 30 days, I will elaborate on the HBW’s “100 Novels Project” by presenting brief entries that focus on notable factors and trends from our project.

Word Play

January 23—Toni Morrison and Memorable Character Names

January 24—Memorable Character Names in 100 Novels

January 25—Novels Written in African American Vernacular English

January 26—First Lines of 6 Novels

January 27—Last Lines of 6 Novels

Novel Authors Who are also Prominent Short Story Writers

January 30—Charles Chesnutt and Short Stories

January 31—Zora Neale Hurston and Short Stories

February 1— Richard Wright and Short Stories

February 2— Toni Cade Bambara and Short Stories

February 3— Edward P. Jones and Short Stories

Wikipedia Novels Pages

February 6—The Color Purple

February 7— Their Eyes Were Watching God

February 8— Beloved

February 9— Invisible Man

February 10— Native Son

Wikipedia Author Pages

February 13— Alice Walker

February 14— Zora Neale Hurston

February 15— Toni Morrison

February 16— Ralph Ellison

February 17— Richard Wright

NYC: Novels By Region

February 20— NYC Novels

February 21— NYC by Decades

February 22— Character Migrations to NYC

February 23—5 Notable NYC Male Characters

February 24—5 notable NYC Female Characters

Black Figures Who Aren’t Primarily Known As Novelists

February 27— Frederick Douglass

February 28— Langston Hughes

February 29— Paul Laurence Dunbar

March 1— Edward P. Jones

March 2—Toni Cade Bambara