The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle (Paperback)

'LaValle's novella is set nearly a century ago, but it couldn't be more relevant.' SlatePeople 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. He knows what magic a suit can cast, the inv