About the Author

BRIAN KEITH JACKSON has received fellowships from Art Matters, the Jerome Foundation, and the Millay Colony for the Arts. The View from Here won the American Library Association Literary Award for First Fiction from the Black Caucus of America. Jackson lives in Harlem.

Reviews

"Once again Jackson displays his keen ability to depart from the predictable and to draw the kind of fascinating, original characters you'd love to invite to your next party."
–A' Lelia Bundles, author of On Her Own: The Life and Times of Madame C. J. Walker

"An intriguing and well-written look at the nature of identity, whatever the color."
-Kirkus Reviews