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White Girls

First edition
Author	Hilton Als
Language	English
Genre	Memoir, essays
Published	2013
Publisher	McSweeney's
Publication place	United States

White Girls is a nonfiction book by Hilton Als, published November 5, 2013 by McSweeney's.

Overview

Combining elements of memoir, criticism, fiction and non-fiction, the book's essays create a portrait of "white girls", a category in which Als includes everyone from Truman Capote to Flannery O’Connor and even Malcolm X. The book explores themes of identity, otherness, commonality, and interpersonal relationships as a kind of "twinship".

Reception

According to Book Marks, the book received a "rave" consensus, based on thirteen critic reviews: nine "rave" and four "positive".

Awards

References

1. ^ Ulin, David L. (November 8, 2013). "Hilton Als blurs the lines in 'White Girls'". Los Angeles Times.
2. Benjamin, Rich (2013-11-08). "Shades of Influence". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
3. Battleground, Andrea (December 4, 2013). "Hilton Als' White Girls is ingenious provocation". The A.V. Club.
4. "White Girls". Book Marks. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
5. "The Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
6. "26th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
7. "Full List of 2014 Lambda Literary Award Winners". IndieWire. 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
8. "2013 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists Announced". The Millions. 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
9. "2013". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

• 2013 non-fiction books
• English-language non-fiction books
• American memoirs
• Works about White Americans
• Books about race and ethnicity in the United States
• McSweeney's books