Fiction & poetry
Pomegranate
By Helen Elaine Lee, professor in comparative media studies/writing
Atria Books · 2023
This novel from Helen Elaine Lee focuses on a queer Black woman working to stay clean, pull her life together, and heal after being released from prison. In lyrical and precise prose, Lee paints a humane and unflinching portrait of the devastating effects of incarceration and addiction, and of one woman's determination to tell her story.
From Summer 2023 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News). Cover image via Open Library.
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