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Review: The Ballad of Black Tom

July 9, 2017August 15, 2018 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 3 Comments

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle 149 pages published February 2016 From Goodreads: People move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn't there. Charles Thomas Tester hustles to put food on the table, keep the roof over his father's head, from Harlem to Flushing Meadows to Red Hook. … Continue reading Review: The Ballad of Black Tom

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