No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller, (Paperback)

from ewyatt

I met Lewis Michaux for the first time in the pages of this book and felt said I had not encountered him before. Michaux founded the National Memorial African Bookstore in Harlem, a book store dedicated to works about and by black people. The book touts itself as a "documentary novel" replete wit...

from Sullywriter

A fascinating portrait of the pioneering and influential Harlem bookseller and literacy advocate in a wonderful mix of biography and fiction.

from CarolynSchroeder

One of the best, most educational reading experiences of recent memory, "No Crystal Stair" is a very creative mix of fiction, non fiction, newpaper clippings, original illustrations, FBI notes and family documents that tell the story of one amazing man, Lewis Mechaux. Sadly, I did not know who he...

from carolvanbrocklin

This was an amazing historical perspective for African American's. Motivational without being too preachy.

from bell7

Lewis Michaux grew up in Newport News, Virginia, the son of a black man who worked hard to own his own business and a mother who birthed sixteen children - twelve living - and struggled with depression. He got in some trouble as a youngster, but was inspired to start a bookstore in Harlem in the ...