Gather Me

A “dramatic [and] ingeniously crafted” ( Los Angeles Times ) memoir of family, community, and resilience, and an ode to the power of books to help us understand ourselves, from the renowned founder of Well-Read Black Girl. “A beautiful portrait of a full life that has been buoyed by an expansive and ever-growing love for words and for language.”—Hanif Abdurraqib, author of There’s Always This Year AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR “She is a friend of my mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she