Black Summers
Growing Up in the Urban Outdoors
$67.85
- Paperback
200 pages
- Release Date
23 February 2026
Summary
A triumphant, cross-generational exploration of Black joy and resilience.
Remember frolicking outside during the long, jubilant days of summer? This vibrant collection invites readers to breathe deeply and return to that “carefree” season. From riding bikes with friends through the neighborhood, to hopping the ferry to Boblo Island, catching catfish along the river, dancing on warm nights to Afrobeats and jazz music, and cooling off in the Swimmobile, those sun-drench…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780814352243 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0814352243 |
| Author: | Desiree Cooper |
| Publisher: | Wayne State University Press |
| Imprint: | Wayne State University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Release Date: | 23 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
| Series: | Made in Michigan Writers Series |
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About The Author
Desiree Cooper
Desiree Cooper is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist and 2015 Kresge Artist Fellow. Her essays and fiction have appeared in publications from The New York Times to the Norton collection Flash Fiction America. Cooper is the author of Nothing Special, which won the 2023 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People and the 2023 Independent Publisher Book Award for Most Original Concept, and Know the Mother, a Michigan Notable Book (both Wayne State University Press). She currently serves as a series editor for the Made in Michigan Writers Series.
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