About Kim
Kim Coleman Foote grew up in New Jersey, where she started writing fiction at the age of seven(ish). Her work elevates marginalized stories with a focus on African American history, slavery, people who resist oppression, relationships between Africa and its diaspora, and the intersections of race, gender, and class.
About Coleman Hill
The fates of two American families intertwine in Vauxhall, New Jersey, in the wake of the Great Migration. Follow three generations of the Colemans and the Grimeses (inspired by the author’s real-life family) as they grapple with both the promises and disappointments of the North.
available in print, e-book, and audio book format
“Once in a while, a writer comes along with a brilliance that stops the breath. Kim Coleman Foote is that writer.”
—Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award–winning author of Red at the Bone
“Gripping, poetic, and with a big heart, it’s a memorable work of grim determination and surprising optimism.”
―Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Kim Coleman Foote has the rare talent of completely immersing you in time and place … A sweeping yet intimate family saga.”
—Sarah Jessica Parker, Publisher, SJP Lit