Praise for the previous edition: ".contains a wealth of information.a valuable addition to any library's collection."-American Reference Books Annual ".recommended for high-school, public, and undergraduate libraries."-Booklist ".well written and concise.very useful.

Recommended."-Choice ".thorough, well-researched.well-organized and comprehensive.[an] excellent volume."-VOYA African-American Writers, Revised Edition profiles popular and prominent African-American writers across many genres of literature. Each entry in this thoroughly revised resource provides a biographical profile, concentrating on the major literary works and accomplishments of each author as well as an outline of his or her contributions to American literature. A general bibliography and subject indexes complete the text.

New and revised profiles include: Maya Angelou Alvin Aubert Edwidge Danticat Eric Jerome Dickey John Hope Franklin Ernest J. Gaines Henry Louis Gates Jr. E. Lynn Harris Randall Kenan Suzan-Lori Parks Ntozake Shange Colson Whitehead and many more.