Nathan McCall: Them January 17, 2008

"The embattled characters who people Mccall's trenchant, slyly humorous debut novel can't escape gentrification, whether as victim or perpetrator ... Masterfully orchestrated and deeply disturbing illustrations of the dept of the racial divide play out behind the scrim of [protagonist] Barlowe's awkward attempts to have conversations in public with new white neighbor Sandy. McCall also beautifully weaves in the decades-long struggle over King's legacy ..." - Publishers Weekly.