Ballantine Books This question fueled Good Dirt, as readers follow Ebby into adulthood, navigating the public deterioration of her romantic life alongside the lingering effects of her past trauma.

Charmaine Wilkerson’s novel “Good Dirt” weaves together grief, suspense and the story of a jar made by an enslaved potter generations earlier. By Deesha Philyaw Deesha Philyaw is the author ...