"Compelling...Ms. Cartier joins the ranks of Afro-American writers-among them Ralph Ellison and Ntozake Shange-whose works demonstrate the deep connections between music and narrative."
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
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"Brilliant...Xam Cartier's talent with language, and her gift for expressing anew the codes and ceremonies of black life, have a new and vibrant source of expression. Muse-Echo Blues is one hell of an improvisation."
- SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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