In Conversation with LaDarrion Williams

Join us In Conversation With Alabama native, LaDarrion Williams as we discuss his debut novel, Blood at the Root. A fresh fantasy debut unlike anything you’ve seen–this book is one of the most anticipated young adult novels of the year! Malik is a troubled teen running from his dark past when he discovers his gift of magical powers and finds himself at an HBCU in Alabama for magical youth. “The extensive world-building incorporates West African, Caribbean, and Black American history and cultures to explain a magical reality hidden from view and relevant to the Black diaspora and Malik’s family history….A well-thought-out magical world that provocatively centers Black experiences.” —Kirkus Reviews