These HeathensDear Lord, please forgive me for the sins I've committed. And for the one I'm still planning to commit tomorrow. Amen. Where do you get an abortion in 1960 Georgia, especially if your small town's midwife goes to the same church as your parents? For seventeen year old Doris Steele, the answer is Atlanta, where her favorite teacher, Mrs. Lucas, calls upon her brash, wealthy childhood best friend, Sylvia, for help. While waiting to hear from the doctor

Jessie's rising star is shining bright

interviewing

both won scholarships to private schools where they struggled to belong

how long until she no longer exists

she continues a Black feminist legacy of unmatched sheer determination and creative resilience

a quiet outsider

it's also a collection that will stay with readers for years to come

Discovering the truth means crossing paths with a long-dormant serial killer and navigating the secrets of a sinister past

Neither of the Williams sisters has even kissed a boy

romantic obsession

Smith's debut work of nonfiction is a landmark of reflection and insight that offers a new understanding of the hopeful role that memory and history can play in making sense of our country and how it has come to be

Includes an introduction by the author and a bold