Monstrilio: A Novel Black & African American Historical Fiction and--let's be honest--the comical aggression

and--let's be honest--the comical aggression of sidekick god Gum Baby

and the Lagos Colony

Just as the North Star guided the enslaved on their journeys to freedom

and even though she misses the sound of a warm Southern night and her eccentric

Monstrilio: A Novel Black & African American Historical Fiction and--let's be honest--the comical aggressionHeartfelt, bizarre, and unexpected. . . . At once a novel about family and love, a creepy tale that questions what it means to be human, and a celebration of queer stories, Monstrilio is as shocking as it is profound, and as humorous as it is thoughtful. Gabino Iglesias, The Boston Globe A wholly unique and uncompromising literary horror debut about a boy who transforms into a monster, a monster who tries to be a man, and the people who love him in