Published in 2018
336 pages
Jennifer Baker is a publishing professional, the creator and host of the Minorities in Publishing podcast, and a contributing editor to Electric Literature. She also works with the nonprofit I, Too Arts Collective. She is a 2017 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow and Queens Council of the Arts New Work Grant winner. Her writing has appeared in Newtown Literary, where her story was nominated for a Pushcart Prize; Poets & Writers magazine; the Other Stories podcast; The Offing; and The Female Complaint anthology from Shade Mountain Press.
What is this book about?
In the tradition of Best of American Short Stories and Langston Hughes’s classic The Best Short Stories by Black People, a dazzling collection of short fiction showcasing a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic ensemble of contemporary writers in stories both new and republished.
Everyday People: The Color of Life is a gorgeously wrought anthology of fourteen short stories by some of today’s best and brightest contemporary fiction writers featuring a wide range of styles, themes, and perspectives on a variety of topics. This is a celebration of writing and expression, a tribute to the moments that cut across the lives of men and women the world over.
Within this eclectic mix of award-winning and critically lauded published authors, the contributors include Jason Reynolds, Alexander Chee, Nelly Rosario, Mitchell S. Jackson, Nana Brew-Hammond, Yiyun Li, Mia Alvar, Courttia Newland, Hasanthika Sirisena, Carleigh Baker, Brandon Taylor and more.
