John A. Williams is the author of numerous books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. His critically acclaimed novels include Sissie, The Man Who Cried I Am, and Captain Blackman. From 1979 to 1994, Williams was the Paul Robeson Professor of English at Rutgers University. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, Lori. Lori Williams is a graduate of Hunter College and was a production editor for many years in both magazine and book publishing. Following retirement, she became a freelance editor and proofreader.

"Reading these letters, one is delighted to be in the company of two friends who truly like each other. One also feels the passionate excitement and richness of their intellect and creativity, their anger and joy. But most of all one learns what it is like in the 20th century to be an African-American writer in America and Europe." - Clarence Major, professor of English at the University of California-Davis and author of Dirty Bird Blues"

John A. Williams is the author of numerous books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. His critically acclaimed novels include Sissie, The Man Who Cried I Am, and Captain Blackman. From 1979 to 1994, Williams was the Paul Robeson Professor of English at Rutgers University. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, Lori. Lori Williams is a graduate of Hunter College and was a production editor for many years in both magazine and book publishing. Following retirement, she became a freelance editor and proofreader.

"Reading these letters, one is delighted to be in the company of two friends who truly like each other. One also feels the passionate excitement and richness of their intellect and creativity, their anger and joy. But most of all one learns what it is like in the 20th century to be an African-American writer in America and Europe." - Clarence Major, professor of English at the University of California-Davis and author of Dirty Bird Blues"