Author

Langston Hughes

15 books, mostly bipoc literature, for Random House Audio and Blackstone Publishing

Langston Hughes (1901–1967) was an American poet, novelist, short-story writer, playwright, essayist, and memoirist who became a leading voice of the Harlem Renaissance. His writing drew on Black life, blues and jazz rhythms, and African American history, beginning with his landmark poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” and continuing through works including The Weary Blues, Not Without Laughter, and I Wonder as I Wander. ([officiallangstonhughes.com](https://officiallangstonhughes.com/about/?utm_source=openai))