ARGONAUT BOOKS

'Darkness is not empty,' writes Teju Cole in Black Paper, a book that meditates on what it means to sustain our humanity - and witness the humanity of others - in a time of darkness. One of the most celebrated essayists of his generation, Cole here plays variations on the essay form, modeling ways to attend to experience - not just to take in but to think critically about what we sense and what we don't. Reviews "What we see is an individual taking stock of their surroundings, a mode that Cole has mastered. To read this book is to enjoy the generosity of his thought, to be i...Read More