Publicat amb motiu de l'exposició "Glenn Ligon: Encounters and Collisions" al Nottingham Contemporary, Londres, del 4 d'abril al 14 de juny, al Tate Liverpool del 30 de juny al 18 d'octubre de 2015. -- A la coberta posterior: "[...] A people on the cover traces portrayal of black people on book covers, predominantely from the United States, across the twentieth century. Ligon's selection includes over fifty book covers - by both lesser-known and seminal authors such as James Baldwin, Norman Mailer and Toni Morrison - to reveal a rich and complex history of representation. [...]".