The Tradition Cover:Paperback From the witty and powerful

From the witty and powerful voice behind A Blade So Black

Kidnapped from Africa as a child

sharing power

light-filled destination

heartfelt story offers a fresh take on what it means to be made in God's image

The Tradition Cover:Paperback From the witty and powerfulWINNER OF THE 2020 PULITZER PRIZE FOR POETRY Finalist for the 2019 National Book Award "100 Notable Books of the Year," The New York Times Book Review One Book, One Philadelphia Citywide Reading Program Selection, 2021 "By some literary magicno, it's precision, and honestyBrown manages to bestow upon even the most public of subjects the most intimate and personal stakes."Craig Morgan Teicher, 'I Reject Walls': A 2019 Poetry Preview for NPR A