Home Articles posted by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Dolen Perkins-Valdez is the New York Times bestselling author of Wench, Balm, and Take My Hand. She was a finalist for two NAACP Image Awards and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for fiction, and she was awarded the First Novelist Award by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. She lives in Washington, DC with her family.


Reckoning with the History of Medical Racism: A Reading List

Dolen Perkins-Valdez Recommends Books That Spotlight the Colonization and Control of Black Bodies
April 20, 2022  By Dolen Perkins-Valdez
0


We Need Your Help:

Become a Lit Hub Supporting Member

Lit Hub has always brought you the best of the book world for free—no paywall. But our future relies on you. In return for your contribution, you'll get an ad-free site experience, editors' picks, and our Joan Didion tote bag. Most importantly, you'll keep independent book coverage alive and thriving.