A Very Special Episode - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Camille AckerTheme:Ethnic Orientation/African American, Sex & Gender/FemininePublish date:8/18/2026Pages:304
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Random HouseISBN-13:9780593597507ISBN-10:0593597508UPC:9780593597507Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:African American & Black, Literary, PsychologicalBook Topic:WomenSize:8.79 x 5.49 x 1.13 inchesWeight:0.381Product ID:SCS2JPANHH
In Washington, D.C.'s powerful Black elite, legacy is everything. When a young heir to one of the city's most influential institutions seeks funding to cement her future, a shadowy organization offers to help--but it could cost her far more than she's willing to give. "A biting satire about the ever-shifting ways to perform Blackness. This is a very special book."--Bridgett M. Davis, author of The World According to Fannie Davis Nina Johnson has always taken pride in belonging to The Tenth. After all, she's following in the footsteps of her ancestors: Her great-great-grandmother founded the prestigious DC society--a space for influential African Americans--just forty years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Nina's been elected to helm the organization, but she's determined to escape the influence of her mother, who has led the organization with a steadfast commitment to tradition, all while keeping Nina under her freshly manicured thumb. Nina's determined to forge her own path and do things differently: fewer stuffy, out-of-touch meetings and boring galas, more young people, and a swankier headquarters. To realize her ambitions, Nina needs funding. So, when a wealthy white benefactor named Sienna Masters offers financial support in exchange for her participation in a mysterious project at a former public housing complex, The Orchard, Nina ignores her initial skepticism and agrees to a partnership. But as Nina and those closest to her piece together Sienna's true motives, they discover far more sinister forces at play, ones that exploit Nina's community for profit, with stakes that extend far beyond her ambitions for The Tenth. But how far is Nina willing to go to shape her future? And what is she willing to sacrifice along the way? A whip-smart and sly social commentary on the complex interplay of race, class, and family legacy, A Very Special Episode will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Random HouseISBN-13:9780593597507ISBN-10:0593597508UPC:9780593597507Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:African American & Black, Literary, PsychologicalBook Topic:WomenSize:8.79 x 5.49 x 1.13 inchesWeight:0.381Product ID:SCS2JPANHH
Camille Acker is the author of the short story collection Training School for Negro Girls. She grew up in Washington, D.C., and holds a B.A. in English from Howard University and an M.F.A in Creative Writing from New Mexico State University. Her work has been published in The New York Times Book Review, Publishers Weekly, Electric Literature, and in the anthology On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library. Her writing has received support from the Tin House Residency program, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Voices of Our Nations Arts, and Millay Colony for the Arts, among others. She was a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship and named a Fellow by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. She lives in Philadelphia, PA with her partner.
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