Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son is a collection of essays, published by Dial Press in July 1961, by American author James Baldwin. Like Baldwin's first collection, Notes of a Native Son (publ. 1955), it includes revised versions of several of his previously published essays, as well as new material. Essays Critical reception In The New York Times, Irving Howe called it a "brilliant new collection of essays." He adds, "To take a cue from his title, we had better learn his name." References 1961 non-fiction books Essay collections by James Baldwin 1960s essays