Kalisha Buckhanon

Kalisha Buckhanon's novels include Upstate, an inaugural National Book Foundation Literature for Justice title and American Library Association ALEX Award winner, and Speaking of Summer: a book pick of Essence, O Magazine, TIME, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, Cosmo, Buzzfeed, Lit Hub and more. Her other honors include an Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship, Pushcart Prize nomination and Hurston/Wright Awards nominations. She also appears on Investigation Discovery, BET, and TV One true crime shows as an expert in cases involving women. Find out more at kalisha.com.