Edwidge Danticat’s new book Dèyopens at a mall. A Haitian American real estate agent named Magnolia is there to buy a phone for her daughter. But before she has the chance, a mass shooting breaks out. Magnolia survives, but she doesn’t tell anyone what she’s experienced.

Dèyis a book about grief— the titlecomes from a Haitian Kreyòl word for mourning. But grief is only one of the complex ideas that the book explores.

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Edwidge Danticat: Wun Tsun Tam Mellon Professor of the Humanities in the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies at Columbia University. Her book Breath, Eyes, Memory was an Oprah’s Book Club selection, and she’s had two books chosen as National Book Award Finalists. Her latest book is Dèy.

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<a href="https://edwidgedanticat.com/">Edwidge Danticat</a>&rsquo;s new book <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768725/dey-by-edwidge-danticat/">D&egrave;y</a> opens at a mall. A Haitian American real estate agent named Magnolia is there to buy a phone for her daughter. But before she has the chance, a mass shooting breaks out. Magnolia survives, but she doesn&rsquo;t tell anyone what she&rsquo;s experienced.
<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768725/dey-by-edwidge-danticat/">D&egrave;y</a> is a book about grief&mdash; the title comes from a Haitian Krey&ograve;l word for mourning. But grief is only one of the complex ideas that the book explores.
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<a href="https://edwidgedanticat.com/">Edwidge Danticat</a>: Wun Tsun Tam Mellon Professor of the Humanities in the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies at Columbia University. Her book <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/642830/breath-eyes-memory-by-edwidge-danticat/">Breath, Eyes, Memory</a> was an Oprah&rsquo;s Book Club selection, and she&rsquo;s had two books chosen as National Book Award Finalists. Her latest book is <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768725/dey-by-edwidge-danticat/">D&egrave;y</a>.
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Disrupted is about the changes we all encounter and the forces driving those changes. Some disruptions spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. But the show isn't just about those disruptions; it’s about embracing them, exploring new perspectives, and feeling more connected to ourselves and our communities. Host and political scientist Khalilah Brown-Dean creates a place where changemakers come together to help us see the world differently and challenge us to grow together.
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