Alien Stories

Alien StoriesA vital voice in the short story, telling us new truths with deep humanity."George Saunders Celebrated Nigerian born writer E. C. Osondu delivers a short story collection of nimble dexterity and startling originality in his BOA Short Fiction Prize winning Alien Stories. These eighteen startling stories, each centered around an encounter with the unexpected, explore what it means to be an alien. With a nod to the dual meaning of alien as both foreigner

The breadth and depth of coverage and analytical rigor unite the essays

reflects on his past relationships

Paperback: 480 pages

and after a year of disappointments from Jayon

Judith Atiri

as it shows the pain and suffering but also the hope and love that Harriet Tubman experienced as she worked tirelessly to free slaves

" Among experts he is regarded as the best player in Negro Leagues history

as well as to general audiences

" --Marlon JamesAn essential and revelatory coming-of-age narrative from a thrilling new voice

This comprehensive history of African American fraternities and sororities celebrates the spirit of Black Excellence in higher education that has produced American leaders in politics

by a professor of African American History who became embroiled in controversy over his classroom use of a book detailing the well- documented Jewish role in the Atlantic slave trade

Death Before Dishonor is his motto