The Past Echoes On: Multigenerational Stories of the Black American South

Explore the rich and haunting landscapes of the American South, through the eyes of the Black diaspora, with debut authors Rickey Fayne and Carrie R. Moore. In The Devil Three Times, Fayne charts eight generations of a Black family in West Tennessee, visited over and over by the Devil, in a sweeping saga that weaves together oral history and spiritual tradition. Meanwhile, Moore’s debut story collection, Make Your Way Home, follows eleven different characters searching for home and belonging in the wake of personal and historical tragedy. Both works illuminate how the past shapes the present and how stories of family, community, and resilience continue to echo across generations.