PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Publication November 2016 New York, New York, USA bell hooks and Cornel West are back with the 25th Anniversary of Breaking Bread "bell hooks and Cornel West's wonderful volume is theoretical poetry, poetic theory….The scope of topics addressed in the far-ranging conver- sations between the two authors is breathtaking….[The book] not only theorizes about how a transformed intellectual power might fuse deep moral concern and political engagement--it actually does it." —Patricia Hill Collins: Signs (Autumn, 1994) "A series of dialogues between and interviews with two of the fore- most black intellectuals in America today, this volume is of enormous importance and offers rewarding reading." —Publishers Weekly Revisit the collected provocative dialogue between leading intellectual minds, bell hooks and Cornel West In Breaking Bread, bell hooks and Cornel West discuss, defend and debate the complexities of Black intellectual life. The series of intimate conversations between these academic powerhouses, covers topics ranging from community to capitalism. Their dialogue evokes the practice of breaking bread, a tradition of people coming together to refresh their spirits, reinforce unity, and commitment to community. This 25th anniversary edition continues with “In Solidarity,” their 2016 conversation at the bell hooks Institute on racism, politics, popular culture and the contemporary Black experience. Author Bio: A cultural critic, an intellectual, and a feminist writer, bell hooks is best known for classic books including Feminist Theory, Bone Black , All About Love, Rock My Soul, Belonging, We Real Cool, Where We Stand, Teaching to Transgress, Teaching Community, Outlaw Culture, and Reel to Real. hooks is Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies at Berea College, and resides in her home state of Kentucky. Cornel West is a prominent and provocative democratic intellectual. He is a Professor of Philosophy and Christian Practice at Union Theological Seminary and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. He has written over 20 books and edited 13, including Race Matters, Democracy Matters, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, Black Prophetic Fire, and Radical King. Dr. West is a frequent guest on Real Time with Bill Maher, The Colbert Report, CNN, C-Span and Democracy Now. Visit the book page at: https://www.routledge.com/9781138218765 9781138218765 | $26.95 in paperback | November 2016 For more information and to request a review copy please contact: [email protected] .