When Trying to Return Home: StoriesA dazzling debut collection spanning a century of Black American and Afro Latino life in Puerto Rico, Pittsburgh, Louisiana, Miami, and beyond and an evocative meditation on belonging, the meaning of home, and how we secure freedom on our own terms Profoundly moving and powerful, the stories in When Trying to Return Home dig deeply into the question of belonging. A young woman is torn between overwhelming love for her mother and the need to break free

Chisholm routinely fought against sexism and racism in her own life and defied the norms of the time

There are many reasons to feel different

illustrators

and World Fantasy awards

A Lesson in Vengeance meets The Taking of Jake Livingston in this page-turning YA horror/fantasy set in dark academia about a queer Black teen who discovers the sinister history of his boarding school and the corrupt powers behind it all

and she's already completed the first: finally moving out of her glamourous family's mansion

these best friends must navigate through the perils of high school's junior year

the kingdom

which practitioners employ for a variety of spiritual uses

But what if the stranger is well-dressed and handsome

"La Loba" teaches about the transformative function of the psyche

each present the vivid story of their young lives