Victor LaValle

Victor LaValle is an American author who writes primarily fiction, though LaValle has also published essays and book reviews for GQ, Essence, The Fader, and The Washington Post. LaValle is the author of the short-story collection Slapboxing with Jesus and five novels, including The Ecstatic, Big Machine, The Devil in Silver, The Changeling, and Lone Women. The fantasy-horror novella The Ballad of Black Tom won the 2016 Shirley Jackson Award for best novella.