Race, Place, and Coming of Age

The Desk Set by King County Library System

Aug 17, 202101:01:09Arts

Hear interviews with authors Monica West and Brittany Ackerman. West talks about Revival Season , a story about a Black evangelical family and a crisis of faith. Ackerman chats about The Brittanys , a novel about teen fr...

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