Books by Crystal Wilkinson

Acclaimed author Crystal Wilkinson's country roots and passion for language combine in this collection of lyrics and prose about Blackness, racism, and political awareness.

In this critically acclaimed short story collection, Crystal Wilkinson peels back the intricate layers that form the fabric of this community and its inhabitants - revealing emotionally raw, multifaceted tales of race, class, gender, mental illness, and interpersonal relationships.

The stories in this award-winning collection are terse and transient, like snippets taken from random dreams, thoughts, or conversations.

The Birds of Opulence centers on several generations of women in a bucolic southern black township as they live with and sometimes surrender to madness.