Adam Bradley books

Adam Bradley is an American scholar, editor, and author whose work spans hip-hop studies, poetry criticism, weird fiction anthologies, and literary biography.

Anthologies

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13: Tales of Dark Fiction 2011 Buy
Morpheus Tales: Volume 1 2012 Buy
Morpheus Tales: The Best Weird Fiction Volume 4 2014 Buy

Memoirs

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Ralph Ellison in Progress 2010 Buy

Morpheus Tales: The Best Weird Fiction Reading Order

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Volume 1 2012 Buy
Volume 4 2014 Buy
Volume 5 2016 Buy

Non-Fiction

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The Anthology of Rap 2010 Buy

Poetry

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Book of Rhymes 2008 Buy
The Poetry of Pop 2017 Buy
Seeking Love & Death 2020 Buy

Reference Reading Order

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Barbells for Your Brain 2014 Buy
Kodi 2017 Buy

Adam Bradley is a scholar and editor whose work crosses between hip-hop studies, literary criticism, weird fiction, and poetry. His most influential work is The Anthology of Rap (2010), which he co-edited as a comprehensive collection of rap lyrics treated as literary texts. Book of Rhymes (2008) preceded it with an analysis of the poetic techniques that make rap work as a verbal art form.

Beyond hip-hop, Bradley has edited volumes of the Morpheus Tales weird fiction anthology series, written about Ralph Ellison (Ralph Ellison in Progress, 2010), and published The Poetry of Pop (2017) about lyrical craft in popular music. His catalog reflects an unusually broad range of literary interests, from underground horror fiction to mainstream music criticism.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Adam Bradley written?

Adam Bradley has written thirteen books across six series.

What was Adam Bradley's first book?

Adam Bradley’s first book is Book of Rhymes, published in 2008.

What is Adam Bradley best known for?

Bradley is best known for The Anthology of Rap (2010), a landmark collection he co-edited that treated rap lyrics as poetry worthy of serious literary analysis. He also wrote Book of Rhymes (2008), which examines the poetic techniques in hip-hop. His academic work on rap and poetry has been widely influential in bringing hip-hop into literary criticism.

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