”―Raven Leilani
an array of eccentric and eminently charming tenants inhabit a boardinghouse sternly governed by a rule-bound yet likable landlady
" She illuminates how a near miss with an alligator can be the catalyst for seeing the world "as if for the second time/the way it really is
Is Sam destined to repeat her string of broken relationships…and this time will the broken heart be her own
WINNER OF THE 2021 AMERICAN BOOK FEST BEST BOOK AWARD
The Circus Kings: Our Ringling Family Story BOTY_2025 ”―Raven Leilani"Told in the first person with spirit, modesty, and almost stunning candor, . . . [North's] intimate documentary of a restless, quarreling, affectionate, often vulgar, innately genteel, greedy and generous, tricky but honest, vividly imaginative clan comes perilously close to being a tour de force. . . . A wonderful and worthwhile book."New York Times Book Review "A fascinating, excellently written book for everyone, young or old, who has ever loved a