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Chelsea Bieker’s debut novel, out today, feels familiar, devastating, like it has already happened, could, or might again. It’s the story, too, of motherhood in all its iterations, from abandonmen
In her latest novel, Dominican-American writer Naima Coster explores the complexities of motherhood, identity and racial integration
When Kim Catron – Ellsworth teacher, mom of two and published author –was a little girl, she loved reading.
Exclusive Book Excerpt: Naima Coster's 'What's Mine And Yours' It's November 1996 in Piedmount, California and mother Lacey May is about to make a decision that will affect her three half-Latina daughters for years to come. By Naima Coster Jonathan Jiménez Pérez It had comforted her when the lawyer told her about the trouble in Robbie’s brain. It was why he needed the drugs, why he would disappear and get up to no good. It wasn’t that he had stopped loving her or the girls. It was like being sick, the lawyer had said, but it hadn’t made much difference to the judge.
The following is excerpted from Naima Coster's latest novel What’s Mine and Yours , about legacy, identity, the American family, and how race affects our most intimate relationships. Coster is the author of Halsey Street , a finalist for the 2018 Kirkus Prize for Fiction, and her stories and essays have appeared in the New York Times, Kweli, and Catapult, among other places. She has taught writing for over a decade, in community settings, youth programs, and universities. She lives in Brooklyn. The next morning the girls went off to school, all of them with pink noses and runny eyes. Lacey ...