The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts

Written by Soraya Palmer

Narrated by Jaimi Gray

Folktales and spirits animate this lively coming-of-age tale that follows two Jamaican-Trinidadian sisters in Brooklyn grappling with hard truths about their family.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media
• Release date: Mar 28, 2023
• ISBN: 9781666635416

Soraya Palmer

Soraya Palmer was born and raised in Flatbush, Brooklyn, NYC with roots in Trinidad and Jamaica. She works in Youth Organizing and holds a BA in Africana Studies an M.F.A. in Fiction. Her work has been published in Ploughshares, Callaloo, Black Warrior Review, and Calyx. This is her first novel.

Reviews for The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts

[InJoy SheRises · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Love this. The questions were awesome! I now can see my own origin story in these pages.