Esther's Got to Have It: A Book Party

A Book Party Celebrating the Release of

We Gotta Have It: 20 Years of Seeing Black at the Movies: 1986-2006 by Esther Iverem

The Know Book Store
2520 Fayetteville St., Durham, NC
Friday, April 13, 7:00pm
919-349-6203

Esther Iverem is is the recipient of a National Arts Journalism Fellowship, a contributor to numerous anthologies, a commentator on television and radio and a member of the Washington Area Film Critics Association.

Excerpts from early reviews:

"She is hands down one of the smartest cultural critics of her generation It's one of those books we gotta have." -- Robin D. G. Kelley

"In this groundbreaking collection, she proves that we have our own way of seeing, and appreciating, the movies." -- Tavis Smiley

"The work of African American filmmakers continues to outpace critiques and commentary by African American film critics. Esther Iverem closes this gap." -- Warrington Hudlin, president, Black Filmmakers Foundation