What I'd like to focus on here is (at least in my opinion) the impressively dynamic pacing of The Water Dancer especially compared to the traditional pacing of most historical fiction novels.
Read MoreFrom Akiba Solomon and Kenrya Rankin’s Introduction:
“How We Fight White Supremacy is a curated, multidisciplinary collection that serves as a showcase for some of our most powerful thinkers and doers. It starts in the middle of a Black-ass conversation; you won't find any explanatory commas about our cultural mores here... Each chapter starts with our take on why a particular category of resistance is integral to the fight and ends with our (very) personal reflections on the matter. Seriously, this collection has everything: thoughtful interviews, 'am I really crying right now?' essays, ridiculously relatable fine art, unexpected profiles, crying laughing emoji face funny fiction, reflections from everyday people on their everyday resistance, get hype playlists, and more... But most of all, this is a book about freedom dreams."
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