Open Water

Open WaterWINNER OF THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD A NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION 5 UNDER 35 WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION Open Water is tender poetry, a love song to Black art and thought, an exploration of intimacy and vulnerability between two young artists learning to be soft with each other in a world that hardens against Black people.Yaa Gyasi, author of Homegoing In a crowded London pub, two young people meet. Both are Black British, both

These plotlines and many more compose the eclectic stories found within the pages of this dynamic

It's been months since her dreams of forever were brutally shattered

I'm just a college-educated Southerner with a passion for books

and Chinelo Okparanta in celebrating the heritage that unites them

The spellbinding new novel from New York Times Notable Author and Caine Prize winner Leila Aboulela about an embattled young woman's coming of age during the Mahdist War in 19th century Sudan

and especially one of her favorite granddaughters

Stokely Carmichael

a communal letterpress center in Detroit

Mimi Perez fixes things

dazzling metallic foil designs on the jacket and case

When a murder mirroring June's disappearance shakes Uxlay

to clean up after their spoiled teenagers