Stay magical & don’t forget to dream.
As a child, I dreamed of writing books.
That dream came true in 2012. Working with friends from my graduate school networks and Detroit community activists, I became co-editor of Reading African American Experiences in the Obama Era with Shanesha R.F. Brooks-Tatum.
Seven years later, in 2019, I published The Dark Fantastic.
In 2022, I co-edited Harry Potter and the Other with Sarah Park Dahlen.
I am hard at work on my first fantasy novel for young adults, as well as other projects inside and outside academia. Stay tuned!
Harry Potter and the Other
Race, Justice, and Difference in the Wizarding World (co-edited with Sarah Park Dahlen)
University Press of Mississippi | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound
The Dark Fantastic
Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to The Hunger Games
NYU Press | Amazon | Barnes & Noble IndieBound
NEW: Praise for The Dark Fantastic! Accolades, Reviews & Media Links
Reading African American Experiences in the Obama Era
Theory, Advocacy, Activism
