MahoganyBooks is excited to welcome author Rion Amilcar Scott back to MahoganyBooks on October 6, 2019 to read from and discuss his second book, The World Doesn't Require You. In a follow-up to his 2016 breakout hit, Insurrections, Scott's new offering is "breathtakingly imaginative and unapologetically original, The World Doesn't Require You announces a bold, generational talent."

Join us at 4 PM on, Sunday, October 6th for an intimate author talk and book signing featuring Maryland resident Rion Amilcar Scott as he discusses his dazzling collection of short stories that continues to explore the fictional town of Cross River, MD. 

"Rion Amilcar Scott doesn't hold back or tiptoe around issues about race. He's the most courageous writer I know; and 

this collection is an excellent example and significant achievement. He's now made his mark as a force to reckon with." 

-- Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of Patsy

"One of Esquire's Most Anticipated Books of 2019 Breathtakingly imaginative and unapologetically original, The World Doesn't Require You announces a bold, generational talent. Deftly spinning genres of his feverish literary invention, Rion Amilcar Scott creates his very own Yoknapatawpha County with fictional Cross River, Maryland. Established by the leaders of America's only successful slave revolt, the town still evokes the fierce rhythms of its founding. Among its residents are David Sherman, a struggling musician who just happens to be God's last son; Tyrone, a ruthless PhD candidate, whose dissertation about a childhood game ignites mayhem in the neighboring, once-segregated town of Port Yooga; and Jim, an all-too-obedient robot who serves his Master. Culminating with an explosive novella, these haunting stories of the denizens of Cross River serve to explore larger themes of religion, violence, and love--all told with sly humor and a dash of magical realism. Shattering rigid literary boundaries, Scott is "a necessary voice in American literature" (PEN Award citation), a writer whose storytelling gifts the world very much requires"