Nyla’s back!

I finally self-published THE RETURN! If you haven’t read THE DEEP, this news might not excite you but when I show slides of the book’s interior illustrations, they get an enthusiastic response from young readers. I’m reading Children of Blood & Bone right now (it’s good!) and hope speculative fiction narratives set in Africa can correct at least some of the misperceptions that many African American youth have about the people, history, and cultures of the continent. You can learn more about THE RETURN in my latest newsletter. This is my most expensive self-published book (it’s $18), but I’m glad I tried a hybrid illustrated novel. It was great to work with Christina Myrvold again (she did that amazing cover for MOTHER OF THE SEA). Maybe the next installment in Nyla’s story will be a proper graphic novel…