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Blanche Mccrary Boyd

    Blanche McCrary Boyd is celebrated for novels populated by eccentric characters. Her work is distinguished by a unique voice and depth that draws readers into richly imagined worlds.

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    Tomb of the Unknown Racist
    • 2019

      Tomb of the Unknown Racist

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Finalist for the 2019 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction “In this suspenseful novel . . . Boyd gives a chilling portrait of the white terrorist network in the US during the time of Timothy McVeigh, convicted of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.” —BBC Culture Blanche McCrary Boyd's first novel in twenty years continues the story of former activist Ellen Burns, whose search for her estranged brother leads her across the country and into the dark abyss of racism and white supremacy, and the confrontation that occurs when she learns the truth about her family's past.

      Tomb of the Unknown Racist