published in may 2018, "drapetomania" is a 500-page novel set in the american south. ten years in the writing, it is an epic tale of black freedom, uprising, and a radical representation of romantic love between black men in slavery times. patrik-ian polk has called it 'an all-out masterpiece'; michael eric dyson has haled it as 'a dazzling work of imagination'; and audre lorde biographer alexis de veaux described it as 'a riveting, masterful work'. it was favourably reviewed in the london financial times, which said it was 'a damning indictment of america’s racist history... often deeply moving and gripping'. on april 25th 2019 it won the publishing triangle's prestigious ferro-grumley award for best lgbtq fiction.