"If there is one thing our ancestors gave us, it is hope," said Perkins-Valdez. "If only we can imagine it, we can do it." Source: Norman E. Jones/ Used with permission One of the most anticipated ...

When Nikki travels to visit her grandmother in western North Carolina, she expects answers about her family's history. But instead, she uncovers... 'Happy Land' was inspired by a real-life kingdom of ...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a minimally-edited transcript that originates from a program that uses AI. Anisa Khalifa: Today when many of us think of communes, we think of hippies and the back to the land ...

"HAPPY LAND" by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Berkley, 368 pages, $29). Ask anyone what defines Southern literature, and the answer is likely to include the importance of place — the land from which our ...

One of the most anticipated books of the year, Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, is a transporting multigenerational novel that is inspired by the true story of a kingdom in the mountains of North ...