in the Land of Almost-Awake and the Kingdom of Miamas where everybody is different and nobody needs to be normal
The point is that the food in this book is an invitation that speaks for itself
Brilliantly styled as a translation of an ancient epic
Hunted by friends and foes alike
Alternating between humorous side notes and longer essays offering his son advice as he grows up and ventures out into the world
House of Cotton Film in the Land of Almost-AwakeA stunning, contemporary Black southern gothic novel about what it means to be a poor woman in the God fearing south. Perfect for readers of The Other Black Girl and Luster Magnolia Brown is nineteen years old, broke, and effectively an orphan. She feels stuck and haunted: by her overdrawn bank account, her predatory landlord, and the ghost of her late grandmother Mama Brown. One night, while working at her dead end gas station job, a mysterious,