The World Doesn't Require You: Stories

Named one of the Best Short Story Collections of the Year by Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, the New York Public Library, and Electric Literature
Longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Entropy

The World Doesn't Require You announces the arrival of a generational talent, as Rion Amilcar Scott shatters rigid genre lines to explore larger themes of religion, violence, and love--all told with sly humor and a dash of magical realism.