Check out this great listen on Audible.com. A mesmerizing, fable-like debut novel about a mysterious young Black woman whose arrival in an insular neighborhood threatens to shake its foundations When Baby appears in Original Hill, her name is on everyone's lips. A young Black woman is a rare sight...

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

Longlisted for The Center for Fiction 2026 First Novel Prize"Verrone has an alchemical ability to take parts of the old and the new and transform them into something entirely his own, making the book’...

"Verrone has an alchemical ability to take parts of the old and the new and transform them into something entirely his own, making the book’s existence a revolution unto itself . . . Its vital message...

"Verrone has an alchemical ability to take parts of the old and the new and transform them into something entirely his own, making the book’s existence a revolution unto itself . . . Its vital message...

photo: Jordan Villegas-VerroneP.C. Verrone's work has appeared in FIYAH, Nightmare, PodCastle, Strange Horizons, and numerous anthologies. He

Our curated list of local literary events includes poetry at Heavy Manners Library, hanging with the cool lit kids at Stories Books & Cafe and diving into romance at the Ripped Bodice.

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