John Oliver Killens

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  • Bibliography:
    5 Books
  • First Book:
    April 1975
  • Latest Book:
    August 2021
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Book List in Order: 5 titles

  • A Man Ain't Nothin but a Man

  • Sippi

  • Youngblood

    John Oliver Killens's landmark novel of social protest chronicles the lives of the Youngblood family and their friends in Crossroads, Georgia, from the turn of the century to the Great Depression. Its large cast of powerfully affecting characters inc...

  • The Cotillion: Or One Good Bull is Half the Herd

    Beautiful, high-stepping Yoruba of Harlem is invited to the annual cotillion thrown by African American high society of Queens. Caught between the indifference of her father, the excitement of her social-climbing mother, and her prodigal boyfriend...

  • The Minister Primarily

    A major literary event -- the eagerly anticipated publication of a long-lost novel from legendary writer and three-time Pulitzer Prize nominee John Oliver Killens, hailed as the founding father of the Black Arts Movement and mentor to celebrated writ...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

John Oliver Killens has published 5 books.

John Oliver Killens does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Minister Primarily, was published in August 2021.

The first book by John Oliver Killens, A Man Ain't Nothin but a Man, was published in April 1975.

No. John Oliver Killens does not write books in series.
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