William Demeritt

"A young black girl goes missing in the woods outside her white Rust Belt town. But she's not the first -- and she may not be the last... It's watching. Liz Rocher is coming home...reluctantly. As a black woman, Liz doesn't exactly have fond memories of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a predominantly white town. But her best friend is getting married, so she braces herself for a weekend of awkward and passive-aggressive reunions. Liz has grown, though; she...

"From the two-time NBCC Finalist, a fiercely imaginative novel about a family's summer road trip across America--a journey that, with breathtaking imagery, spare lyricism, and profound humanity, probes the nature of justice and equality in America today. A mother and father set out with their kids from New York to Arizona. In their used Volvo--and with their ten-year-old son trying out his new Polaroid camera--the family is heading for the Apacheria:...

"A profound debut about the unlikely bond between two freedmen who are brothers and the Georgia farmer whose alliance will alter their lives, and his, forever." -- Provided by publisher.

"The time: not so long from now. The place: AutoAmerica. The land: half under water. The Internet: one part artificial intelligence, one part surveillance technology, and oddly human -- even funny. The people: Divided. The angel-fair 'Netted' have jobs, and literally occupy the high ground. The 'Surplus' live on swampland if they're lucky, on water if they're not. The story: To a Surplus couple -- he once a professor, she still a lawyer -- is born...