Light, Bright

Steve Majors is the author of High Yella: A Modern Family Memoir and Man Made: In Search of Dads, Daddies, Father Figures, and Fatherhood. Steve's writing explores issues of race, class, and identity, and his essays have been published in the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, CNN.com, and NBC Think. Steve lives in Washington, DC. Quincy Scott Jones is the author of two books of poetry, The T-Bone Series and How to Kill Yourself Instead of Your Children. He is a Cave Canem fellow, a VONA alum, and an educator living in New York City. Kameron White is a comic artist, illustrator, and designer. As an Afro-Indigenous, queer, and disabled creator, Kameron strives to create inclusive, authentic representation that transcends stereotypes. Some of his clients include DC Comics, PBS, the International African American Museum, and the City of Houston.

"A tender and unflinching testimonial to being mixed-race, artfully revealing the layers that make us whole and how love is found in the in-between." -Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos, author of To Love Like Venus "This book is perfect for any teen who's ever faced the horrific prospect of having to spend an entire summer alone with a 'boring' granny somewhere far off, hopeful, scared, or just plain old unsuspecting of the deep, personal changes to come." -Malcolm Hansen, author of They Come in All Colors "Light, Bright is heavy with our legacy of racial pain, buoyant with the love of family and culture and community, and damned charming-it'll make you laugh just as much as it'll make you pause, reflect, mourn. It is abundant in its humanity." -Moses Ose Utomi, author of The Lies of the Ajungo