One of the most exciting things about the book world is finding new authors. Such is the case of finding Ms. Williams. I happened upon her scrolling through Instagram. I sent her a note asking to see if she sold signed books. She does! The one she happened to have on hand was #Hashtag - a story to appropriate to today's world.
#Hashtag is about Sage ... a young black teen who was in the right place at the wrong time, a good kid. I say right place because all he did was go to the store to get his mom what she needed for dinner. This story is told in the voices of Sage; Mr. Singh, the store owner; Tanya Johnston, Sage's mom; Leslie Todd, the person who recorded the event; Officer Boyd, the bad copy; Officer Whitby, the good cop; the aftermath which brings this story to its conclusion.
I look forward to reading more from Ms. Williams. In #Hashtag, she stays true to her voice, bringing to light a terrible tragedy that can happen to anyone, anywhere, sadly a sign of the world we occupy. There is a "kicker" to this story that will make you pause.
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