"Anguish and hurt throb in every word of Michael Eric Dyson''s Tears We Cannot Stop .It is eloquent, righteous, and inspired.Often lyrical, Tears is not.without indignation.brilliance and rectitude." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Dyson.creates a sermon unlike any we''ve heard or read, and it''s right on time.an unapologetically bold plea for America to own up to its inexplicable identity anxiety.

" -- Essence "[Dyson''s] narrative voice carries a deeper and more intimate authority, as it grows from his own experience as a black man in America -- from being beaten by his father to being profiled by the police to dealing with his brother''s long-term incarceration.Dyson''s raw honesty and self-revelation enables him to confront his white audience and reach out to them." -- The Chicago Tribune "Be ready to pause nearly every other sentence, absorb what is said, and prepare for action. Tears We Cannot Stop is meant to change your thinking." -- The Miami Times "[ Tears We Cannot Stop] talks directly to you, about issues deep, disturbing, and urgently in need of being faced." -- Philly.com "One of the most frank and searing discussions on race . a deeply serious, urgent book, which should take its place in the tradition of Baldwin''s The Fire Next Time and King''s Why We Can''t Wait .

-- The New York Times Book Review (Editor''s Choice) "Impassioned." -- Library Journal "Readers will find searing moments in Tears We Cannot Stop , when Dyson''s words proves unforgettable.But more than education, Dyson wants a reckoning." -- The Washington Post "Dyson lays bare our conscience, then offers redemption through our potential change." -- Booklist "If you read Michael Eric Dyson''s New York Times op-ed piece "Death in Black and White," then you know what a powerful work of cultural analysis his book, Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America is going to be. At a time when everyone needs to speak more openly, honestly, and critically about the racial divisions that have been allowed to grow in the United States, Dyson''s book -- available in January -- could not be a more welcome read." -- Bustle "A hard-hitting sermon on the racial divide. The readership Dyson addresses may not fully be convinced, but it can hardly remain unmoved.

" -- Kirkus Reviews (Starred) "Elegantly written, Tears We Cannot Stop is powerful in several areas: moving personal recollections; profound cultural analysis; and guidance for moral redemption. A work to relish." -- Toni Morrison "Here''s a sermon that''s as fierce as it is lucid. It shook me up, but in a good way. This is how it works if you''re black in America, this is what happens, and this is how it feels. If you''re black, you''ll feel a spark of recognition in every paragraph. If you''re white, Dyson tells you what you need to know--what this white man needed to know, at least. This is a major achievement.

I read it and said amen." -- Stephen King "The book that stirred all that in me and demanded to be reread as I watched and wondered what I can do to be a better ally is Tears We Cannot Stop ." -- Matt Olson, Orange County Register "Michael Eric Dyson is alive to the fierce urgency of now and yet he''s full of felicitous contradictions: an intellectual who won''t talk down to anyone; a man of God who eschews piousness; a truth-teller who is not afraid of doubt or nuance; a fighter whose arguments, though always to the point, are never ad hominem. We can and should be thankful we have a writer like Michael Eric Dyson is our midst." -- Dave Eggers, from the preface of Can You Hear Me Now?.