KAREN GOOD-MARABLE

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KAREN GOOD-MARABLE is a writer raised in Prairie View, Texas. Her essays, music journalism, and stories have appeared in several books and publications including The New Yorker, Oxford American, The Bitter Southerner, Seventeen, and Essence. After a lifetime of living in Brooklyn, she and her family now reside in Atlanta.

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Yaya and the Sea

Hardcover – Picture Book, March 12, 2024

Denene Millner Books

A family goes on a trip from the city to the sea in search of renewal in this stunningly rendered picture book that’s an ode to sisterhood, nature, and being present.

On the first day of spring, when the city is quiet and still, little Yaya takes the A train down to New York City’s southern shores with her mama and aunties to greet Mama Ocean and celebrate the arrival of a new season through a ritual of letting go of the past and embracing the new.

Praise for Yaya and the Sea

“A beautiful, uniquely told story of gratitude and togetherness.“—Kirkus Reviews