When They Tell You to Be Good

A TIME, Washington Post, Amazon, BuzzFeed, Poets & Writers, Lambda Literary, Publishers Weekly, them, The Week, Book Riot, Philadelphia Inquirer, Book and Film Globe, AllArts, and Debutiful Best Book of Fall

Winner of the Hurston/Wright Crossover Award

A Library Journal and Okayplayer Best Memoir of 2022

Prince Shakur's debut memoir brilliantly mines his radicalization and self-realization through examinations of place, childhood, queer identity, and a history of uprisings.