Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore

“Audley Moore was a Black woman, an incredible leader, but because archives are created—as Derrida talked about—by the people who control the story. So Moore’s archival material was scattered. She also gave things away. Things like that. So the fact that Farmer was able to reassemble all of this information is extraordinary. Such important work. It’s also a very intimate biography. You feel very close to the subject.” Read more...

The Best Biographies: The 2026 NBCC Shortlist

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