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These Heathens: A Novel by Mia McKenzie

pub date - 6/1 7/25

Excellent from beginning to end. These Heathens pulled me in within the first pages and held my attention; I didn’t want to stop reading this and stayed up waaaaaay too late one night to just keep turning the pages.

A shorter book that will make you think, this is a coming of age historical fiction set in 1960 in the South and the story addresses civil rights, queer identity, and religion told in the voice of a young Black woman, Doris, who is 17 years old and in need of an abortion.

This was my first time reading Ms McKenzie’s work and I will definitely read more. Strongly recommended.

Thank you to Random House and NetGalley for the DRC

These Heathens: A Novel by Mia McKenzie

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In celebration of Black History Month, our QPOC group has selected a few iconic queer people of color to highlight this February! Mia McKenzie is an award-winning author, activist, and founder of the popular media website/blog, BlackGirlDangerous.com, that amplifies voices of queer and trans people of color. Mia's debut novel, The Summer We Got Free, earned her the Lambda Literary Award in 2013. She now travels the country speaking on the topic of intersections of race, class, queerness, and gender.

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So she barked at me when I came in. She growled at me when I tried to hug my Mom. Now that we played a little she won't leave my side. #miamckenzie #Maltese

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