Includes photocopies of reviews of Livin' the Blues from the following newspapers: Kansas City Star, Isthmus, Voice Literary Supplement, and Journal News; and journals: Journal of American History, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Ebony, People's Culture, American Literature, Illinois Historical Journal, Atlanta History, Georgia Historical Quarterly, Callaloo, and Wisconsin Journalism Review.

Folder also includes correspondence with the University of Wisconsin Press about the review list and final steps for publication.