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alaya dawn johnson rhymes with papaya skip to main content skip to secondary navigation skip to footer alaya dawn johnson rhymes with papaya award winning speculative fiction alaya dawn johnson is an award winning author of speculative fiction for adults and young adults her most recent adult novel trouble the saints was the recipient of the world fantasy award for best novel her short story collection reconstruction was published by small beer press in january 2021 her latest ya novel the library of broken worlds is a finalist for the ursula k le guin award check out her newsletter a stranger comes home where subscribers receive creative non fiction and the occasional poem about living in mexico writing and surviving trauma about my books bibliography news updates upcoming events finalist for the ursula k le guin award a girl matches wits with a war god in this kaleidoscopic thought provoking tale of oppression and the cost of peace where stories hide within other stories and narrative has the power to heal or to burn everything in its path from world fantasy award winning author view book ignyte award and hurston wright legacy award finalist in reconstruction award winning writer and musician johnson digs into the lives of those trodden underfoot by the powers that be from the lives of vampires and those caught in their circle in hawai i to a taxonomy of anger put together by union soldiers in the american civil war these stories view book winner of the world fantasy award for best novel the dangerous magic of the night circus meets the powerful historical exploration of the underground railroad in this timely and unsettling novel set against the darkly glamorous backdrop of new york city at the dawn of wwii amidst the whir of city life a girl from harlem is drawn into view book winner of the nebula award for best young adult novel meet bird emily bird the straight a student with good hair and a perfect boyfriend with a perfect ivy league future laid out in front of her but a chance meeting with a government agent at what should have been an ordinary party of washington dc s view book hanging in hanging on february 16 2025 i have been busy with my new position as the visiting professor at the mfa program of queens college which has been a deeply rewarding but sometimes overwhelming experience some writing is happening in the cracks which is important to me you can even read some of it in my newsletter a stranger comes home you can also read my recent short stories including one published this january in reactor magazine what i saw before the war but mostly what occupies my thoughts is a giant read more about hanging in hanging on johnson s secret history is a nuanced portrait of racism in all of its poisonous flavors brutally overt and unsuccessfully covert she explores the incredibly fraught liminal space of being a light skinned person of color in musical prose she also offers passionate and painful depictions of the love expressed in romance and friendship and the sacrifices such love can demand a sad lovely and blood soaked song of a book kirkus starred review for trouble the saints johnson immerses readers in the complexities of bird s world especially her fraught relationship with her parents and the intersections of race and class at her elite prep school the often lyrical third person present tense narration the compelling romance and the richly developed cast of characters elevate this novel far above more formulaic suspense fare utterly absorbing kirkus s tarred review for love is the drug like leaping into cold water on a hot day this original dystopian novel takes the breath away refreshes challenges and leaves the reader shivering but yearning for another plunge booklist starred review for the summer prince as the story unfolds it becomes clear that this is a dystopia with no distinct enemy just people fighting for what they truly see to be the right path for their community romantic imaginative and thought provoking this is a must have for science fiction fans and dystopia fiends bulletin of the center for children s books on the summer prince about me alaya dawn johnson was born in washington dc in 1982 the first of three children both sides of her family have extensive ties to the dc metropolitan area her maternal grandfather bought the family home in southeast dc in the 1930s and raised ten children there as one of the first generation of african american government employees her paternal grandparents raised their family between lawrenceville virginia and richmond johnson attended high school at the national cathedral school for girls and college at columbia university where she majored in east asian languages and cultures while read more about about footer upcoming events tuesday february 18 brooklyn books booze barrows ginger 7 9 pm more info here email me alaya alayadawnjohnson com follow me facebook instagram my newsletter designed with author pro on genesis framework 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