Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance they build into a larger

they build into a larger interrogation of family

voice-driven debut novel about an elusive bestselling author who decides to finally confess her true identity after years of hiding from her past

and endless possibilities

On a remote tidal island

JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER - IACP AWARD WINNER - IACP BOOK OF THE YEAR

Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance they build into a largerNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A sweeping, genre bending "masterpiece" (Minneapolis Star Tribune) exploring Black art, music, and culture in all their glory and complexity from Soul Train, Aretha Franklin, and James Brown to The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Whitney Houston, and Beyonc ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Dallas Morning News, Publishers Weekly