The Price of the Ticket

Collected Nonfiction: 1948-1985

By: James Baldwin

Narrated by: JD Jackson

An essential compendium of James Baldwin’s most powerful nonfiction work, calling on us “to end the racial nightmare, and achieve our country.”

Personal and prophetic, these essays uncover what it means to live in a racist American society with insights that feel as fresh today as they did over the 4 decades in which he composed them. Longtime Baldwin fans and especially those just discovering his genius will appreciate this essential collection of his great nonfiction writing, available for the first time in affordable paperback. Along with 46 additional pieces, it includes the full text of dozens of famous essays from such books as:

• Notes of a Native Son
• Nobody Knows My Name
• The Fire Next Time
• No Name in the Street
• The Devil Finds Work

This collection provides the perfect entrée into Baldwin’s prescient commentary on race, sexuality, and identity in an unjust American society.

Critic reviews

“With burning passion and jabbing, epigrammatic acuity, Baldwin fearlessly articulates issues of race, democracy, and American identity.”
—Toni Morrison

Truth Telling is Timeless h

Baldwin’s ability to craft the right words to make the subject understandable. His topics are as relevant today as they ever were and maybe always will be.

JB is sublime!

I can't get enough of his works. It cannot be described by a scrub such as myself. it is some of the most penetrating prose ever put down on paper. He's a gift!

My favorite book

I read this in college and it stood out to me. Now 21 years later, I read it in depth and I am fascinated by Baldwin’s knowledge, insight about racism and emotional trauma.

Authenticity

Excellent. I felt like I was conversing with a close friend sharing his inner most personal thoughts and feelings. That I know profoundly now. Thanks

An honest portrait of the US by an American hero

This is such a fantastic piece of literature I will listen to many times again!