This week on The Maris Review, Maris talks with Elizabeth Acevedo about her new book Family Lore, out from Ecco.

Elizabeth Acevedo is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Poet X, which won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. She is also the author of With the Fire on High and Clap When You Land. She is a National Poetry Slam Champion, and resides in Washington, DC with her loves. Her debut novel for an adult audience is called Family Lore.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices