It is a story that would not let me go.” -Danté Stewart, author of Shoutin’ in the Fire This book is rigorous, joyous, complex, and honest, and tells the story of how we get free. “ This Here Flesh is a gospel to what we remember. “In this beautiful, soul-stirring book, we rediscover a sense of awe for the bodies that make us, the stories that ground us, and the delicate grace that enlivens our spirits.” -Kate Bowler, New York Times bestselling author of No Cure for Being Human This Here Flesh is an invitation to hold space, return home, and rediscover joy.” -Amena Brown, poet, author, and host of the podcast HER with Amena Brown “Through a narrative of family and generation, Arthur Riley speaks of a Blackness so beautiful it can’t be contained and a liberation that is present and possible. The stories and meditations in this book are sure to stay with you forever.” -Ayọ Tometi, human rights advocate and co-founder of Black Lives Matter Arthur Riley’s writing is both transporting and hauntingly intimate as she narrates this important account of generational inheritance. I am reminded I am free.” -Morgan Harper Nichols, artist and poet Through this work, I am reminded I am seen. This is a book I know I will return to again and again. This is a gorgeous and muscular work.” -Krista Tippett, host of On Being and New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Wise “Welcome the rising of Arthur Riley’s astonishing voice. Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Somebody’s Daughter

This is the kind of book that makes you different when you’re done.” -Ashley C. And somehow she teaches us to think of ourselves as deserving of such grace along the way. Cole Arthur Riley writes with grace and gravity. “This book is an invitation into the delicate weavings of family, inheritance, and pain, how they mark a bloodline and connect a people.

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