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7 Must Read Books By or About Zora Neale Hurston by DuEwa Frazier Zora Neale Hurston  The famed novelist, folklorist, anthropologist, essayist, playwright and beloved member of the Harlem Renaissance Zora Neale Hurston has a birthday on Tuesday, January 7th!  Hurston  is considered to be one of the great American writers and literary foremothers, with heirs such as Alice Walker , Maya Angelou , Toni Morison , Tayari Jones , and many others.  Check out this list of seven must read books from children's stories to novels and autobiographies, by or about Zora Neale Hurston.   Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance by Zora Neale Hurston (January 14, 2020) Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance  A collection of short stories Hurston wrote while in college at Barnard College in New York City. The collection features stories about love, mi...

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston , is my favorite book.  Why?  Hurston's mastery of poetic language, vernacular, metaphor and "telling a story, within a story" makes Their Eyes a delectable read.  I am teaching the novel to one of my English classes.  I have heard from several friends and relatives that Their Eyes was a difficult read for them because of the vernacular throughout the story.  The dialect, they cited, makes is hard to "get into" the story.  If you are not familiar with reading or teaching different dialects in literature, read on. I have tips for educators interested in teaching Their Eyes Were Watching God so that it can be enjoyable for students to read again and again.  You cannot teach this novel without helping students understand the author's background and what inspired her to write.  Here are my suggestions. 1.  Share the cultural background of the author.  Zora Neale Hurston was an Afr...