The Cushion in the Road

In her newest collection of wide-ranging meditations on our intertwined personal, spiritual, and political destinies, Alice Walker writes that "we are beyond a rigid category of color, sex, or spirituality if we are truly alive." For the millions of her devoted fans--and for readers of Walker's bestselling 2006 book "We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For" in particular--here is a new "gift of words" ("Essence") that invites readers on a journey of political awakening and spiritual insight.