PRAISE FOR SOME PEOPLE, SOME OTHER PLACE "Whenever I want to relax I make a cup of good Egyptian coffeeâ¦and read or reread something by J. California. She's my favorite storytellerâ¦What a gift she has of painting such a truthful yet warm picture of us humans. What a song she sings. And this is her opus. SOME PEOPLE SOME OTHER PLACE is not to be missed." Nikki Giovanni "Cooper's most recent and fascinating work, SOME PEOPLE SOME OTHER PLACE, extends her reputation as a genius storyteller. Crafting her novel in the fashion of my aunt, Zora Neale Hurston, Cooper creates characters who endure life's struggles to survive and exist with hope.
This book weaves dreams of freedom, social upliftment and improvement across generations. Like some of her other memorable work (Family, The Matter is Life and A Piece of Mine), Cooper writes delicately honed observations of people and families with flair and passion and invites us into her literary celebration."-- Lucy Anne Hurston, author of Speak So You Can Speak Again: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston "J. California Cooper continuously produces exceptional work that is filled with wisdom, spirit and generosity. Reading a novel by Ms. Cooper is like curling up at the feet of an elder family member and listening to a story that has been passed down through the generations. She is the Zora Neale Hurston of our time." -- Bernice L.
McFadden, author of Sugar "Exuberant. With her soul-stirring cry, Cooper urges readers to seize and savor every drop of life." --San Francisco Chronicle "Cooper's . style is deceptively simple and direct, and the vale of tears in which her characters reside is never so deep that a rich chuckle at a foolish person's foolishness cannot be heard." --Alice Walker "Cooper's stories beckon. It is if she is patting the seat next to her, enticing us to come sit and listen as she tells complex tales about women, often poor women, chasing dreams of love, a house, and a family." --Ms. PRAISE FOR THE WAKE OF THE WIND "A vivid picture of struggle and survival.
" --Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Rendered with compassion and beautiful simplicity." --The Washington Post Book World"Heartwarming.Cooper knows the cadences of folktale well."--Chicago Tribune"[A] provocative and at times painful family portrait.It should be required reading."--Detroit Free Press PRAISE FOR FAMILY "With power and grace, Cooper weaves the dialect, styles, and myths of the South into a portrait of the hell that was slavery.Masterful." --Publisher's Weekly.