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Denne Michele Norris

Biography

Denne Michele Norris

Denne Michele Norris is the editor in chief of Electric Literature, winner of the Whiting Literary Magazine Prize. She is the first Black, openly trans woman to helm a major literary publication. She co-hosts the critically acclaimed podcast "Food 4 Thot" and holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College.

Denne Michele Norris

Books by Denne Michele Norris

When the Harvest Comes
by Denne Michele Norris - African American Interest, Fiction, Gay & Lesbian, Literary Fiction

The venerated Reverend Doctor John Freeman did not raise his son, Davis, to be touched by any man, let alone a white man. He did not raise his son to whisper that man’s name with tenderness. But on the eve of his wedding, all Davis can think about is how beautiful he wants to look when he meets his beloved Everett at the altar. Never mind that his mother and his father won’t be there to walk him down the aisle. All Davis needs to be happy in this life is Everett, his new family and his burgeoning career as an acclaimed violist. When Davis learns during the wedding reception that his father has been in a terrible car accident, years of childhood trauma and unspoken emotion resurface. Davis must revisit everything that went wrong between them, risking his fledgling marriage along the way.