54 Miles - A Novel

Set in mid-60s Harlem and Alabama, two families grapple with the promise and brutality of the civil rights era in the American South, reckoning with family secrets, unresolved trauma, and the heavy question of what justice demands.

About the author

Leonard Pitts, Jr., is the author of the novels The Last Thing You Surrender, Grant Park, Freeman, and Before I Forget, as well as two works of nonfiction. He was a journalist for more than forty years, including a long tenure as a nationally syndicated columnist for the Miami Herald. He is the winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary, in addition to many other awards. Born and raised in Southern California, Pitts now lives in suburban Washington, DC.

Summary

Set in mid-60s Harlem and Alabama, two families grapple with the promise and brutality of the civil rights era in the American South, reckoning with family secrets, unresolved trauma, and the heavy question of what justice demands.

Foreword

• National radio, TV, and print interviews
  
• Goodreads and LibraryThing giveaways
  
• Discussion guide available online
  
• Hard copy ARC mailing
  
• Early reader reviews via Amazon Vine program
  
• Literary-focused national media, such as Atlantic, The New Yorker, and Harper’s Magazine
  
• African American–focused magazines, such as Essence and Ebony
  
• Promotion African American newspapers
  
• Major national radio and print campaigns
  
• Promotion to local Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland markets
  
• Online promotion, including book club outreach
  
• Social media campaign
• Promotion at Winter Institute

Product details

• Authors: Jr. Pitts
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.07.2024
• EAN: 9781572843370
• ISBN: 978-1-57284-337-0
• No. of pages: 344
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Literary, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Relating to African American / Black American people, Narrative theme: Diversity, equality, inclusion, FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / Post-World War II, FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural