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Avery Cunningham is a resident of Memphis, TN, and a 2016 graduate of DePaul University’s Master of Arts Writing & Publishing program. She has over a decade of editorial experience with various literary magazines, small presses, and best-selling authors. Avery grew up surrounded by exceptional African-Americans who strived to uplift their communities while also maintaining a tenuous hold on prosperity in a starkly segregated environment. The sensation of being at once within and without is something she has grappled with since childhood and explores thoroughly in her work of historical fiction. When not writing, Avery is adventuring with her Bernese Mountain Dog, Grizzly, and wading waist-deep in research for her next novel. She aspires to ...more

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	The Mayor of Maxwell Street 3.54 avg rating — 8,024 ratings — published 2024 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Don’t speak. Be invisible. Jimmy knew what it meant to be invisible. All his life, people made a sincere effort not to see him.”
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“Anyone could grow to love anyone, with time, but once you pitied someone's lot, you were likely to pity them forever. No matter how fortune's wheel might turn.”
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by Avery Cunningham

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