Shannon Sanders – författare

At the age of eight Randy''s father disappeared without a trace. It wasn''t until his grandparents vanished that Randy began to investigate the circumstances behind their disappearances. During his investigations he discovered that thousands of people were disappearing globally. By the time he was able to piece together what was happening it was too late for him. Leaving behind clues for his best friends, Nikki, Bill and Ken, Randy''s last hope was that they would be able to piece together the mystery in time.

WINNER OF THE 2023 LOS ANGELES TIMES ART SEIDENBAUM AWARD FOR FIRST FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITINGA richly detailed, brilliantly woven debut collection about the lives and lore of one Black family, named one of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2023Shannon Sanders’s sparkling debut brings us into the company of the Collins family and their acquaintances as they meet, bicker, compete, celebrate, worry, keep and reveal secrets, build lives and careers, and endure. Moving from Atlantic City to New York to DC, from the 1960s to the 2000s, from law students to drag performers to violinists to matriarchs, Company tells a multifaceted, multigenerational saga in thirteen stories.Each piece includes a moment when a guest arrives at someone’s home. In “The Good, Good Men,” two brothers reunite to oust a “deadbeat” boyfriend from their mother’s house. In “The Everest Society,” the brothers’ sister anxiously prepares for a home visit from a social worker before adopting a child. In “Birds of Paradise,” their aunt, newly promoted to university provost, navigates a minefield of microaggressions at her own welcome party. And in the haunting title story, the provost’s sister finds her solitary life disrupted when her late sister’s daughter comes calling.These are stories about intimacy, societal and familial obligations, and the ways inheritances shape our fates. Buoyant, somber, sharp, and affectionate, this collection announces a remarkable new voice in fiction.

'A riotous, dazzling debut' DEESHA PHILYAW

'Reading Shannon Sanders makes me want to visit home' TONY TULATHIMUTTE

The heartfelt celebration of family and the messy beauty of belonging for fans of Blue Sisters and Small Worlds

One family. Thirteen stories.

Meet the sisters - Cassandra, Fay, Lela, and Suzette - and their circle of relatives, friends and lovers. A jostling clan of dropouts and overachievers, bickering siblings and delightfully bossy aunties.

Journeying from a smoky jazz bar to a glittering campus soirée, this is a family portrait that refuses to sit still and a joyful, multigenerational celebration of belonging.

Further praise for Company...

'There are undeniable shades of Bernardine Evaristo's Girl, Woman, Other. . . Sanders has fun playing with her characters as alignments and allegiances shift' Marie Claire

'A deftly woven tapestry that scrupulously depicts familial ties and estrangement' New York Times

'Offers sharp and original insight into the intimate politics of race and class' Danielle Evans, author of The Office of Historical Corrections