Some Soul to Keep: A Short Story Collection ARBOR The groundskeeper is part of

The groundskeeper is part of the household’s all-black staff

and New York Times bestselling author

eighteen years of which were spent in solitary confinement

looking back

King and Muddy Waters

Some Soul to Keep: A Short Story Collection ARBOR The groundskeeper is part ofFeaturing five incredible short stories exploring love and how its presence or absence impacts family relations, friendships and romantic relationships, Some Soul to Keep draws a vivid picture of Black characters that leap off the page with their spirit and voice in the literary folk tradition associated most often with Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes. With her warm narration and understanding of the human condition, J. California Cooper brings