Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Know the Mother | 2016 | Desiree Cooper | Buy |
Know the Mother (2016) is Desiree Cooper’s debut fiction collection and her entry in the Made in Michigan Writers series from Wayne State University Press. The book gathers flash fiction stories, most only a few pages long, that center on women at turning points in their lives. Race, class, motherhood, and longing run through every piece.
Cooper draws on her background as a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist to write with economy and precision. The stories take place in hospitals, living rooms, offices, and cars, grounding big questions about identity in small, specific moments. Know the Mother earned the Hopwood Award and established Cooper as a fiction writer after years of journalism.