Neighbors and Other StoriesA bold and haunting debut story collection that follows various characters as they navigate the day to day perils of Jim Crow racism from Diane Oliver, a missing figure in the canon of twentieth century African American literature. A remarkable talent far ahead of her time, Diane Oliver died in 1966 at the age of twenty two, leaving behind these crisply told and often chilling tales that explore race and racism in 1950s and '60s America. In this first

yet discouraged by Hubert's lack of romantic interest

' Alexander has walked that line perfectly

and illuminates the thin line between the past and the present

picnic time

and the life she lives

poet and founder of the music collective Flowers for the Living

Malala saw that there were more important things to wish for

and laugh until your belly aches

Antiracism

Kayla and Zorie's getaway takes a gruesome turn and suddenly the "Wedding Crasher Killers" are national news

Under the orders of a ruthless king

and community building