{"product_id":"we-are-the-ones-we-have-been-waiting-for-inner-light-in-a-time-of-darkness-9781620976739","title":"We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting for: Inner Light in a Time of Darkness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSales record: \u003c\/strong\u003e Alice Walker is a bestselling author, with \u003cem\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/em\u003e having sold millions of copies. \u003cem\u003eWe Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For\u003c\/em\u003e has sold over 33,000 copies in paperback and hardcover editions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview attention: \u003c\/strong\u003e Alice Walker's books from The New Press have been reviewed in outlets such as \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMs.\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine, \u003cem\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e, and she has been interviewed on programs such as Democracy Now!.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorld-famous author: \u003c\/strong\u003e Walker is a National Book Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of poems, novels, short stories, and nonfiction. She is internationally known as one of the United States' most prominent and respected authors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnline presence: \u003c\/strong\u003e Walker maintains a robust website where she posts poetry and blog entries; social media regularly spikes with quotations from and references to Walker, particularly in response to #BlackLivesMatter and #BlackGirlMagic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnniversary: \u003c\/strong\u003e 2021 will mark the 15th anniversary of the publication of \u003cem\u003eWe Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlice Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most prolific and important writers of our time, known for her literary fiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003cem\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/em\u003e (which was also a major Broadway play), her many volumes of poetry, and her powerful nonfiction collections. She is the author of \u003cem\u003ePossessing the Secret of Joy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe World Has Changed\u003c\/em\u003e (edited by Rudolph P. Byrd), \u003cem\u003eThe Chicken Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe World Will Follow Joy\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Cushion in the Road\u003c\/em\u003e, all published by The New Press. Some of her other bestselling books include \u003cem\u003e In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Temple of My Familiar\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBy the Light of My Father's Smile\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart\u003c\/em\u003e. Her advocacy on behalf of the dispossessed has spanned the globe. She lives in Northern California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50616767840530,"sku":"9781620976739","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fd3207ee-1354-427e-bc7f-fd01b4c44b32.jpg?v=1732510361","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/we-are-the-ones-we-have-been-waiting-for-inner-light-in-a-time-of-darkness-9781620976739","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}