San Antonio College Library

With a roster of acclaimed fiction writers, Mixed explodes expectations of what it means to be multiracial. The complexion of the world is changing. People can trace their lineage to Native American, black, Asian, Irish, Italian, and Puerto Rican heritage- sometimes all in the same person. The United States counts over twenty million people of multiracial descent, and the number is growing. This book gives narrative voice to the multiple identities...

"A haunting novel about identity, dislocation and history, Teju Cole's Open City is a profound work by an important new author who has much to say about our country and our world. Along the streets of Manhatten, a young Nigerian doctor named Julius wanders, reflecting on his relationships, his recent breakup with his girlfriend, his present, his past. He encounters people from different cultures and classes who will provide insight on his journey...

"Stillwater College in Virginia, 1966. Freshman Peggy, an ingénue with literary pretensions, falls under the spell of Lee, a blue-blooded poet and professor, and they begin an ill-advised affair that results in an unplanned pregnancy and marriage. The two are mismatched from the start--she's a lesbian, he's gay--but it takes a decade of emotional erosion before Peggy runs off with their three-year-old daughter, leaving their nine-year-old son behind....