A Dialogue

''A Dialogue'' is a 1973 collaborative work featuring a multi-topic conversation between writers

James Baldwin James Arthur Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) was an American writer. He garnered acclaim across various media, including essays, novels, plays, and poems. His first novel, '' Go Tell It on the Mountain'', was published in 1953; de ...

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Nikki Giovanni Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr. (born June 7, 1943) is an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. One of the world's most well-known African-American poets,Jane M. Barstow, Yolanda Williams Page (eds)"Nikki Giovanni" ''E ...

. The preface was written by Ida Lewis, the afterword by

Orde M. Coombs Orde may refer to: People Given name * Orde Ballantyne (born 1962), a Vincentian athlete at the 1988 Olympics * Orde M. Coombs (1939–1984), African-American writer and editor * Orde Kittrie, American professor of law * Orde Wingate (1903–194 ...

. It was published by J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1973 non-fiction books J. B. Lippincott & Co. books Books by James Baldwin African-American literature Collaborative non-fiction books {{lit-book-stub