Published in 2023
368 pages
Rebecca Balcarcel loves her cat, popcorn, and chocolate. She is the author of SHINE ON, LUZ VÉLIZ! and THE OTHER HALF OF HAPPY, a Pura Belpre Honor book and ALSC Notable Book. She was born to a Guatemalan dad and an Anglo-American mom in Iowa. She’s lived in Texas since age ten, took an MFA in Creative Writing and Literature from Bennington Writing Seminars, and is now Associate Professor of English at Tarrant County College.
Karen Yin is the author of WHOLE WHALE, SO NOT GHOUL, DOUG THE PUG AND THE KINDNESS CREW, the short story “My Kinda Sorta Badass Move” (BOUNDLESS anthology), and a forthcoming nonfiction book on conscious language. Acclaim for her writing includes a 2021 California Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship grant, a Lambda Literary Fellowship, a grant from Table 4 Writers Foundation, and selection of her flash fiction by the Los Angeles Public Library for its permanent collection and Short Story Portal. After Karen founded Conscious Style Guide and The Conscious Language Newsletter to spread mindful language, she won the ACES Robinson Prize in 2017 for furthering the craft of professional editing. Conscious Style Guide was named by Poynter as one of the top tools for journalists in 2018 and is recommended by BuzzFeed, The Chicago Manual of Style, The Society of Professional Journalists, and NASA, among others. She also founded the Editors of Color Database and the Database of Diverse Databases.
What is this book about?
With twenty stories that center and celebrate the multiracial and multicultural experience from your favorite award-winning and bestselling authors, this is a groundbreaking anthology perfect for fans of Come On In and Black Enough.
When identities cross boundaries, with love that knows no bounds.
From platonic and romantic love to grief and heartbreak, these stories explore navigating life at the intersection of identities, and what it means to grow up surrounded by a multitude of traditions, languages, cultures, and interpersonal dynamics.
Returning to a father’s homeland. Trying to fit in at chaotic weddings and lavish birthday parties where not all are welcome. Processing grief at family gatherings. Figuring out how to share the news of a new relationship with loved ones. This collection celebrates multicultural and multiracial characters at the helm of their own narratives, as they approach life with a renewed sense of hope and acceptance.
