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Everyday People: The Color of Life

"Baker's anthology is a delight and highly recommended for cross-cultural collections." -Booklist

"This is a vital, riveting anthology that emphasizes the complexity and diversity of minority experience." -Kirkus Reviews

"... this is an excellent sampling of some of the most exciting voices in literature from the past two decades and beyond that will leave readers with plenty of authors to revisit or discover." -Publisher's Weekly

In the tradition of Best American Short Stories and Langston Hughes’s classic The Best Short Stories by Black People comes Everyday People: The Color of Life, a dazzling collection of contemporary short fiction.

This gorgeously wrought anthology represents a wide range of styles, themes, and perspectives on a variety of topics. The carefully selected stories depict moments that linger—moments of doubt, crossroads to be chosen, relationships, epiphanies, moments of loss and moments of discovery. A celebration of writing and expression, Everyday People brings to light the rich tapestry that binds us all.

An eclectic mix of award-winning and critically lauded writers, the contributors include: Mia Alvar, Carleigh Baker, Nana Brew-Hammond, Glendaliz Camacho, Alexander Chee, Mitchell S. Jackson, Yiyun Li, Allison Mills, Courttia Newland, Denne Michelle Norris, Jason Reynolds, Nelly Rosario, Hasanthika Sirisena, and Brandon Taylor.