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That’s going to require an honest reckoning with what we’ve done. We have to, in some ways, grab the country by the collar and pull it into maturity.

Glaude, Jr.: We have to tell the truth about the stories that we tell ourselves to protect us, to protect our innocence, our so-called innocence. They dig into how the themes of honesty, rage, and despair resonate in the book and discuss how this moment in America has the potential to be something new while also feeling incredibly familiar.Įddie S. Eddie tells Paul about how emotionally intense he found writing this book. Paul and Eddie’s conversation opens up Eddie’s experience of writing this book, discussing how he grappled with the form of biography, literary criticism, and social criticism. Glaude is more explicit about looking to Baldwin not just for perspective and inspiration but for instruction and guidance: Combining elements of biography, criticism and memoir, Begin. Eddie’s latest book, Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own, looks to Baldwin’s writing for guidance for our own moment. Glaude, Jr., on Episode 104 of The Quarantine Tapes. Each day, Paul calls a guest for a brief discussion about how they are experiencing the global pandemic. The Washington Post Advertisement This article was published more than 2. Hosted by Paul Holdengräber, The Quarantine Tapes chronicle shifting paradigms in the age of social distancing. Book review of Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own by Eddie S.