An Autobiography of Skin (HC) (2023)

A magisterial, intimate look at Black womanhood--the grief that is carried within the body and the bonds of love that grant strength

A middle-aged woman feed slots at a secret, back-room parlor. A new mother slowly realizes that no amount of success can erase Blackness. A young woman returns home to join the other women in her family in waging spiritual combat with the ghosts of their past.

An Autobiography of Skin is a masterful portrait of interconnected generations in the South from a singular new voice, offering a raw and tender view into the private lives of Black women. It is at once a powerful look at how trauma is carried inside the body, inside the flesh and skin, and a dazzling testament to how healing can be found within--in love, mercy, gratitude, and freedom.