Honey, Hush!: an Anthology of African American Women's Humor

Brief Description: The vibrant humor of African American women is celebrated in this bold and unique collection that the Miami Herald describes as "breathtakingly broad and deep."Review Quotes: Authors of contemporary women's fiction, Zora Neale Hurston, and Moms Mabley are included in this more than 600-page collection . . . celebrating the priceless, ever-present Black female sense of humor. Review Quotes: Dance leavens this mixture of humorous work by well-known authors such as novelist April Sinclair and poet Maya Angelou with a sprinkling of salty proverbs. . . . The result makes for many hours of enjoyable reading on subjects from O. J. to rum cake. Publisher Marketing: "Honey Hush!" is an exclamation used among black women, especially those from the South, as a friendly encouragement, a mild suggestion of playful disbelief, or a suggestion that one is telling truths that are prohibited. This anthology will make readers say "Honey, Hush!" many times. Often hard-hitting, sometimes risque', always dramatic and eloquent, the vibrant humor of African American women is celebrated in this bold, unique and comprehensive collection. Arising from the depth of black women's souls and the breadth of their lives, it reflects what the American experience has meant to them. Publisher Marketing: The vibrant humor of African American women is celebrated in this bold and unique collection that the Miami Herald has described as breathtakingly broad and deep. Review Citations:

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2004 pg. 636 (EAN 9780393318180, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 473 (EAN 9780393318180, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 582 (EAN 9780393318180, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Dance, Daryl Cumber Dance is a professor of English at the University of Richmond in Virginia. Contributor Bio:  Giovanni, Nikki Nikki Giovanni, poet, activist, mother, and professor, is a seven-time NAACP Image Award winner and the first recipient of the Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award, and holds the Langston Hughes Medal for Outstanding Poetry, among many other honors. The author of twenty-eight books and a Grammy nominee for The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection, she is the University Distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.