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Writer. Professor. Public Intellectual. Over-thinker. Author of The Book Of James: The Power, Politics, and Passion of LeBron.

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Valerie Babb | cultural critic and professor

Valerie Babb is an American professor, literary scholar, and cultural critic. The author of multiple books, she is Andrew Mellon Professor of humanities at Emory University.

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Historical legacies can't be wiped away so easily. (Emory University, Michael C. Carlos Museum, photo from Emory Wheel, April 22, 2024)
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SERIOUS CONVO. Hope to see you.
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Come join the conversation! Hope to see you there! Auburn Avenue Research Library, March 28, 2024 at 7!
Flyer for book conversation at the Auburn Avenue Research Library, March 28, 2024 at 7PM. Author photos of Valerie Babb and Tayari Jones along with the book cover of The Book of James: The Power, Politics, and Passion of LeBron by Valerie Babb.

ALT Flyer for book conversation at the Auburn Avenue Research Library, March 28, 2024 at 7PM. Author photos of Valerie Babb and Tayari Jones along with the book cover of The Book of James: The Power, Politics, and Passion of LeBron by Valerie Babb.

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Joe Biden is doing his job. He’s not senile, he’s mobile. Worst-case scenario, we have a capable Vice President ready to step up—or is THAT what people are really worried about? It took over 400 years for the US to elect a Black president; some seem to want to wait another 400.
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Praise for The Book of James Kiese Laymon, award–winning author of Heavy and Long Division: I've imagined this book for decades and never believed we would get a book worthy of the complicated wonder of LeBron James. That book is here, and it is stunning.”
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Hope to see you tonight!
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THE BOOK OF JAMES HAS DROPPED JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
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