Toni Cade Bambara

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Kester, Gunilla T. "The Blues, Healing, and Cultural Representation in Contemporary African American Women's Literature." Women Healers and Physicians: Climbing a Long Hill. Ed. Lilian R. Furst. Lexington: U of Kentucky P, 1997. 114-127.

Traylor, Eleanor W. "Music as Theme: The Jazz Mode in the Works of Toni Cade Bambara." Black Women Writers, 1950-1980: A Critical Evaluation. Ed. Mari Evans. Garden City, NJ: Anchor, 1984. 58-70.