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Village Weavers (2024)
Myriam J A Chancy
"Myriam J. A. Chancy follows up her illustrious novel, What Storm, What Thunder, with a story about two families caught between the histories that bind them. With Village Weavers, Chancy becomes a cartographer of the human experience as she navigates issues of race, colonialism, diaspora, and the ways we must redefine ourselves later in our lives. It is a testament to the capacity of the human heart, one that is capable of loving, of yearning and rage, and of living. Chancy pays homage to those estranged and passed as she brilliantly maps out a journey of reclamation. This is a defining work of impressive accomplishment. In the same way Jamaica Kincaid's Annie John or Toni Morrison's Sula announced before it, Chancy teaches us that it is never too late to reconnect with those we care about, to remember the power of love."
What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez (2023)
Claire Jiménez
"Often funny, subversive, and an urgent exploration of family, grief, and womanhood, What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez reinforces Claire Jimenez as a writer for our times. With a meticulous eye that captures the occluded truths of the Ramirez women, Jimenez has written a beautiful triumph."
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