<DIV><p><b>The debut of a "striking" new voice in fiction (<i>Entertainment Weekly</i>) </b></p><p><i>Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self</i> offers a bold new perspective on the experience of being young and African-American or mixed-race in modern-day America.</p><p>In each of her stories, Danielle Evans explores the non-white American experience with honesty, wisdom, and humor. They are striking in their emotional immediacy, based in a world where inequality is a reality, but the insecurities of young adulthood and tensions within family are often the more complicating factors.</p><p>One of the most lauded debuts of the year, <i>Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self</i> announces a major new talent in Danielle Evans.</p></div>