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  • Black Mestiza

    Poems

    by Yael Valencia Aldana ...
    Series series University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series
    In Black Mestiza, Yael Valencia Aldana reckons with her identity as a Caribbean Afro-Latinx/e woman with Indigenous, Black, and white roots and pays homage to the legacy, resilience, and fortitude of her ancestors. These stunning poems paint a vivid picture of everyday life and Aldana's experiences as a mixed-race woman, daughter, and mother.The Pushcart Prize–winning poem "Black Person Head Bob" ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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  • Drinking from Graveyard Wells

    Stories

    by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu ...
    Series series University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series
    "Even in death, who has ownership over Black women's bodies?"Questions like this lurk between the lines of this stunning collection of stories that engage with African women's histories, both personal and generational. Their history is not just one thing: there is heartbreak and pain, and joy, and flying and magic, so much magic. An avenging spirit takes on the patriarchy from beyond the grave. An ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Drinking from Graveyard Wells

    Stories

    by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu ...
    Series series University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series
    "Even in death, who has ownership over Black women's bodies?"Questions like this lurk between the lines of this stunning collection of stories that engage with African women's histories, both personal and generational. Their history is not just one thing: there is heartbreak and pain, and joy, and flying and magic, so much magic. An avenging spirit takes on the patriarchy from beyond the grave. An ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Being Here

    Stories

    by Manini Nayar ...
    Series series University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series
    "We are all now writing stories. Sometimes in memory, sometimes in air. The wind lifts and passes us in gusts. Our stories scatter over continents, camouflaged histories we cannot share."In Being Here, Manini Nayar brings together a finely crafted collection of interconnected stories that follow "the daily miracle" of her characters' inner lives. Nayar brings to the forefront immigrant women ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Redshirt

    A Novel

    by Corey Sobel ...
    Series series University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series
    Finalist for the Center for Fiction's First Novel PrizeIPPY Gold Medal for LGBT+ FictionSelected for NPR's Books We LoveLitHub's Best Books of 2020 You Might Have MissedForeword Reviews Editor's Pick and Book of the Day Roundup10 Things to Tell You's Best Book of the YearCorey Sobel challenges tenacious stereotypes in this compelling debut novel, shedding new light on the hypermasculine world of ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • I Say the Sky

    Poems

    by Nadia Colburn ...
    Series series University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series
    In poems at once profound and accessible, Nadia Colburn finds splendor and astonishment in a natural world—and a human world—that is deeply troubled yet still majestically beautiful. Both elegy and celebration, I Say the Sky addresses some of the most challenging aspects of human existence, from childhood trauma to environmental devastation, and discovers, in unexpected and clear-sighted ways, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Sweet Tooth and Other Stories

    by Serkan Görkemli ...
    Series series University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series
    Queerness, labels, and allyship are central themes in this moving collection of stories set in Turkey, where Middle Eastern and Euro-American expressions of identity collide and naming one's orientation is a fraught endeavor. An eleven-year-old undergoes hand surgery that will allow him to wear a wedding ring in adulthood. Two college roommates reach an erotic understanding as they indulge in ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Ink

    A Novel

    by Angela Woodward ...
    Series series University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series
    "We have extensive accounts, typed out neatly: 'They took me into a dark room and started hitting me on the head and stomach and legs. I stayed in this room for 5 days, naked, with no clothes.'"Angela Woodward's novel Ink tells the story of the two women who spend their days doing that neat typing. Sylvia and Marina, both single mothers, work in a suburban office building, transcribing tape ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Insurrections

    Stories

    by Rion Amilcar Scott ...
    Series series University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series
    A suicidal father looks to an older neighbor—and the Cookie Monster—for salvation and sanctuary as his life begins to unravel. A man seeking to save his estranged, drug-addicted brother from the city's underbelly confronts his own mortality. A chess match between a girl and her father turns into a master class about life, self-realization, and pride: "Now hold on little girl.... Chess is like real ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Marrow

    Poems

    by darlene anita scott ...
    Series series University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series
    "Grape is the sweetest betrayal.There is no removing the stainof it say moms everywhere &even if kids choose it last,they choose it, as loyalto its sugar as any."When authorities converged on the Guyanese settlement of the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project—founded by James "Jim" Jones and popularly known as Jonestown—on November 18, 1978, more than nine hundred members were found dead, the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Cook Together, Eat Together

    by The University Press of Kentucky ...
    Bring the family together with this collection of budget-friendly, hearty and healthy meals, plus tips for preparation & leftovers and conversation starters.In today’s fast-paced world, many people find themselves waiting in line at fast food restaurants more often than gathering around the dinner table with loved ones. Cooking and eating together can help families grow closer, but it can be ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mend

    Poems

    by Kwoya Fagin Maples ...
    Series series University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series
    The inventor of the speculum, J. Marion Sims, is celebrated as the "father of modern gynecology," and a memorial at his birthplace honors "his service to suffering women, empress and slave alike." These tributes whitewash the fact that Sims achieved his surgical breakthroughs by experimenting on eleven enslaved African American women. Lent to Sims by their owners, these women were forced to ... Read more

    $14.99 USD