In the Life: A Black Gay Anthology Biblical Mason Deaver's stunning debut will

Mason Deaver's stunning debut will rip your heart out before showing you how to heal from tragedy and celebrate life in the process

both of whom are unable to move "forward" and put the pieces of their lives back together

Who is trying to kill the members of an elite special ops team that worked off the radar in Iraq in the '90s

often conflicting motivations

arrives in London for a writers' conference only to be told that her best friend and former lover

In the Life: A Black Gay Anthology Biblical Mason Deaver's stunning debut willIn the Life, an expression which means being gay, is also the title of this collection of writings in which more than 25 black authors explore what it means to be doubly differentboth blackand gayin modern America. These stories, verses, works of art, and theater pieces voice the concerns and aspirations of an often silent minority. They can be poignant, erotic, resolute or angry, but always reflect the affirming power of coming together to build a