KENNESAW, Ga. | Feb 19, 2019

Tony Grooms' The Vain Conversation has been designated an Honor Book for Fiction for 2019 by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association! First presented at the Second National Conference of African American Librarians in 1994, the BCALA Literary Awards acknowledge outstanding works of fiction and nonfiction for adult audiences by African American authors. Recipients of these awards offer outstanding depictions of the cultural, historical or sociopolitical aspects of the Black Diaspora and embody the highest quality of writing style and research methodology.