5. Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston, 1937 Number 5 on my book list to read in 2014. (may or may not be read as numbered) I’ve always loved her name. It’s the name that totally fits a great writer. Unfortunately, I have never read anything by Ms. Hurston and it is about time I stop denying myself the pleasure. Zora was an American folklorist. anthropologist, author and a major figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Hurston wrote four novels and more than 50 published short stories, plays, and essays. She is best known for her 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. So I figure if I am going to read her work, I might as well start at what may be her best. Each year, the last week in January, Eatonville FL host a multi-day and multi-discipline celebration of Zora’s legacy. I'm not sure when, but I plan to attend and have fun learning about Zora. 1. Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1968 2. Ali’s Greatest Fight - Finished last week of February Bingham, Howard L., Wallace, Max and Ali, Muhammad, 2012 3. The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert, 2014 4. My Ishmael: A Sequel Daniel Quinn, 1998 5. Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston, 1937 6. Blues People: Negro Music in White America Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones), 1963 7. 12 Years a Slave Solomon Northup 8. The Art of Waging Peace: A Strategic Approach to Improving Our Lives and the World Paul K. Chappell, 2014