{"product_id":"child-and-god","title":"Child and God \/\/ A Novel (Pre-Order, Jan 19 2027)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lyrical, polyphonic debut about a brother and sister growing up in a Black Pentecostal Church in Detroit, exploring themes of revelation and concealment; desire and its sublimation; and the ultimate cost of belief from a major new literary voice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere is the perfect godly family: a stoic father, his dutiful wife, and their two children, a daughter and a son. On the surface, they are a shining example within their church—a beacon of God’s many promises. But the sister, older and more knowing than anyone suspects, quietly resists their religious context while the younger brother, not yet in middle school, appears destined for unwavering devotion—that is, if he can excise those parts of himself he fears God will not accept.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTold in tight, alternating narratives—Him, Her, and Them—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChild and God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e captures both the intimacy of their individual selves and the fraught terrain of their shared world. What emerges is a haunting meditation on the American Black church—a testament to the beauty and terror of belief, the sanctity of family, and the profound psychological toll of devotion. At the novel’s heart is the child who is told he must be \"trained in the way he should go,\" and the perilous cost of such training on the soul. In the literary tradition of James Baldwin and Douglas Stuart, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChild and God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a searing, transcendent treatment of faith, identity, class, and sexuality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKEVIN QUINN\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Detroit and received his BA in English from Yale University. Thereafter, he spent the better part of twenty years teaching high school English in New York, San Francisco, and Hong Kong. He is senior editor of \u003ci\u003eCitizen\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, an annual print publication covering Black art and culture, and has reviewed books for the \u003ci\u003eSouth China Post \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine in Hong Kong and \u003ci\u003ePolitico.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Knopf\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: January 19, 2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 272\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9798217209095\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 8.3 X 5.5 X 0.8 inches | 1.0 pounds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Literary Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kevin Quinn","offers":[{"title":"(Pre-Order, Jan 19 2027) Hardcover","offer_id":49120960839915,"sku":"9798217209095","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9798217209095.jpg?v=1785251279","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/child-and-god","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}