Ordinary Light A Memoir Author:Tracy K. Smith One of the Best Books of the Year — The New York Times ? The Washington Post ? San Francisco Chronicle ? Denver Post ? Oprah.com — In Ordinary Light, Pulitzer Prize?winning poet Tracy K. Smith tells her remarkable story, giving us a quietly potent memoir that explores her coming-of-age and the meaning of home against a complex backdrop of race,... more » faith, and the unbreakable bond between a mother and daughter. Here is the story of a young artist struggling to fashion her own understanding of belief, loss, history, and what it means to be black in America.« less