Danielle Evans writes short fiction about race, friendship, grief, family and the consequences of decisions that cannot easily be reversed. Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self follows young Black characters through relationships, work, pregnancy, family conflict and the awkward transition into adulthood. The Office of Historical Corrections combines stories with a longer title novella about two women working for a fictional public-history agency, where correcting misinformation develops into a more dangerous conflict over memory, racism and who controls the record of the past. Evans's prose is sharp, economical and often funny even when the situation is painful, with stories turning on small social details rather than elaborate plots. Her work fits contemporary American short stories, Black literary fiction and socially observant fiction, especially for readers of ZZ Packer and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. Read more Less
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