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Excerpt from Witness by Jamel Brinkley, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

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Witness

Stories

by Jamel Brinkley

Witness by Jamel Brinkley X
Witness by Jamel Brinkley

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  • First Published:
    Aug 2023, 240 pages

    Paperback:
    Jul 30, 2024, 240 pages

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"What's up, Headass."

Excerpted from Witness by Jamel Brinkley. Copyright © 2023 by Jamel Brinkley. Excerpted by permission of Farrar, Straus & Giroux. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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