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The Spectator

1990s

An in-depth review of W.J. Weatherby’s James Baldwin: Artist on Fire by James Buchan (16 Jun 1990)

Baldwin mentioned in a review of Harold Norse’s Memoirs of a Bastard Angel (1 Dec 1990)

A review of Nelson Algren’s biography. Baldwin quoted describing Algren as “an honourable, well-meaning white square” (2 Feb 1991)

Baldwin quoted in passing in a recap of recent TV programmes (13 Jul 1991)

Baldwin quoted in a review of Hot & Cool: Jazz Short Stories (20 Jul 1991)

James Campbell’s biography of Baldwin listed in a selection of recent paperbacks (21 Mar 1992)

Baldwin briefly referenced in a review of Hunter Davies’ Hunting People: Thirty Years of Interviews with the Famous (23 Apr 1994)

An in-depth review by Francis King of David Leeming’s biography of Baldwin (18 Jun 1994)

Baldwin quoted on sentimentality (9 Dec 1995)

Baldwin quoted in a long piece about Spielberg’s adaptation of The Color Purple (13 Dec 1997)

Michael Tanner selects Baldwin’s Collected Essays as one of his favourite recent publications (28 Nov 1998)

Baldwin briefly mentioned in a review of The Penguin Book of Twentieth Century Essays (25 Sep 1999)