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In the late ’60s, Ntozake Shange was a student at Barnard College discovering her budding talent as a writer, publishing in her school’s literary journal, and finding her unique voice. By the time she left us in 2018, Shange had scorched blazing trails across countless pages and stages, redefining genre and form as we know them, each verse, dance, and song a love letter to Black women and girls, and the community at large.

With The Interruption of Everything, her sixth novel, Terry McMillan takes on the fault lines of mid-life and family life, reminds us once again of the redeeming power of friendship, and turns her eye toward the dilemma of how a woman starts to put her own needs higher on the to-do list while not shortchanging everyone else.

When her new baby brother arrives, Elizabeti, a young Tanzanian girl, longs for a baby of her own to care for. One day she finds the perfect baby - a rock she names Eva - just the right size.

This classic fairy tale is brought to life with sensitive music and stirring narration. mbarking on a journey of adventure and discovery, the poor little creature eventually makes a triumphant, heart-warming return to his home.