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Gloria Naylor

Gloria Naylor was born in New York City in 1950. She received her B.A. in English from Brooklyn College and her M.A. in Afro-American studies from Yale. Her books include The Women of Brewster Place, which won both the American Book Award and the National Book Award for first novel, and was also adapted into a television movie by Oprah Winfrey; Linden Hills; Bailey's Cafe; and The Men of Brewster Place. She taught writing and literature at George Washington University, New York University, Boston University, and Cornell University. She died in 2016.
The Women of Brewster Place
Bailey's Cafe
Mama Day
Linden Hills
The Women of Brewster Place

Books

The Women of Brewster Place
Bailey's Cafe
Mama Day
Linden Hills
The Women of Brewster Place