These Heathens by McKenzie, Mia
These Heathens by McKenzie, Mia

These Heathens

From the "razor-sharp and outrageously funny" (Taylor Jenkins Reid) mind of Mia McKenzie comes a vibrant novel...
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Author: Mia McKenzie
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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These Heathens by McKenzie, Mia

These Heathens

$44.52
These Heathens by McKenzie, Mia

These Heathens

$44.52
Author: Mia McKenzie
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
From the "razor-sharp and outrageously funny" (Taylor Jenkins Reid) mind of Mia McKenzie comes a vibrant novel exploring how one weekend can change your whole life.

Dear Lord, please forgive me for the sins I've committed. And for the one I'm still planning to commit tomorrow. Amen.

Where do you get an abortion in 1960 Georgia, especially if your small town's midwife goes to the same church as your parents? For seventeen-year-old Doris Steele, the answer is Atlanta, where her favorite teacher, Mrs. Lucas, calls upon her brash, wealthy childhood best friend, Sylvia, for help. While waiting to hear from the doctor who has agreed to do the procedure, Doris spends the weekend scandalized by, but drawn to, the people who move in and out of Sylvia's orbit: celebrities whom Doris has seen in the pages of Jet and Ebony, civil rights leaders such as Coretta Scott King and Diane Nash, women who dance close together, boys who flirt too hard and talk too much, atheists! And even more shocking? Mrs. Lucas seems right at home.

From the guests at a queer kickback to the student activists at a SNCC conference, Doris suddenly finds herself surrounded by so many people who seem to know exactly who or what they want. Doris knows she doesn't want a baby, but what does she want? Will this trip help her find out?

These Heathens is a funny, poignant story about Black women's obligations and ambitions, what we owe to ourselves, and the transformative power of leaving your bubble, even for just one chaotic weekend.

Author: Mia McKenzie
Publisher: Random House
Published: 06/17/2025
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780593596944


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2025
Shelf Awareness 06/28/2025

About the Author
Mia McKenzie is the two-time Lambda Award-winning author of The Summer We Got Free and Skye Falling, and the creator of Black Girl Dangerous Media, an independent media and education project that centers queer Black women and girls. She lives with her family in Massachusetts.
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