Luster (Paperback)Edie is stumbling through her twenties sharing a subpar apartment, clocking in and out of her admin job, making a series of inappropriate sexual choices. She is also haltingly giving heat and air to the art that simmers insider her. And then she meets Eric, a man with a family in New Jersey, including a wife who has agreed to an open marriage with rules. Soon, Edie finds herself invited into Eric's home (not by Eric), where she becomes a de facto role

she finds herself hungering for her childhood faith and grappling with the evangelical church in which she was raised

Then comes the day Justyce goes driving with his best friend

and haunting debut about a girl convicted of murder seeking the truth while surviving life in a group home

when the sun goes down

This is one of the most essential debut novels of recent years

vengeance and intrigue

romance is on the horizon for Jake

and clarity are so very needed

all presented in searing

Tarana Burke

What if she messes up

It's a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane