Rion Amilcar Scott’s collection of short stories, “Insurrections,” published by the University Press of Kentucky, has been selected for the “Most Anticipated” list
for 2016 on the prestigious online book magazine The Millions, described
by The New York Times as “the indispensable literary site.” The magazine
has been featured on NPR and in The LA Times and The Village Voice.
See here: http://www.themillions.com/2016/07/most-anticipated-the-great-second-half-2016-book-preview.html
Friday, July 8, 2016
UPK Book Selected for 2016 “Most Anticipated” List
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Scott’s stories,
which have been described as “raw, edgy and unrelenting,” are set in the fictional
town of Cross River, Maryland, a historic African American settlement. The
volume is published by the University Press of Kentucky in the “New Poetry and Prose” series, edited
by Lisa Williams of Centre College, Danville, Ky., who has described “Insurrections” as “a wildly
impressive and ambitious collection of stories.” The author, Rion Scott, lives
in Silver Spring, Maryland, and is lecturer in English at Bowie State
University.
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