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This Life is the debut novel by Quntos KunQuest, a longtime inmate at Angola, the infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary. This marks the appearance of a bold, distinctive new voice, one deeply inflected by hiphop, that delves into the meaning of a life spent behind bars, the human bonds formed therein, and the poetry that even those in the most dire places can create.
A renowned historian traces the life of a single object handed down through three generations of Black women to craft an extraordinary testament to people who are left out of the archives.
In a display case in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture sits a rough cotton bag, called Ashley’s Sack, embroidered with just a handful of words that evoke a sweeping family story of loss and of love, passed down through generations.
Electrifying and inspiring, animated by the same voracious intelligence that distinguishes Akwaeke Emezi's fiction, Dear Senthuran is a revelatory account of storytelling, self, and survival.
The first complete history of Mississippi's seafood industry and those who harvested and processed this coastal bounty.
Astrology tells us that the sun, moon, stars, and other celestial bodies are constantly impacting our lives. They affect our decision making, relationships, communication. They signal change and grant us moments of self-reflection. And, if we let them, they challenge us to grow into the best versions of ourselves.
