Red Dirt Witch: A Graphic Novel

A graphic novel adaptation of #1 New York Times bestselling author N. K. Jemisin’s acclaimed short story “Red Dirt Witch.”

In this graphic novel adaptation of N. K. Jemisin’s short story “Red Dirt Witch”—originally featured in the 2018 short story collection How Long ’Til Black Future Month?—readers are introduced to Emma, a single Black mother of three living in a rural Alabama town in segregated 1940s America.

In this alternate universe where magic and faeries exist, Emma must draw upon her Afrocentric cultural “magicks” to protect her daughter, Pauline, from a supernatural force determined to enslave her. Jemisin infuses this world with the magic, complexity, and power of Black oral folklore that have become hallmarks of her acclaimed works, including The Broken Earth and Inheritance trilogies.

Red Dirt Witch has been expertly adapted into graphic novel form by writer Kinitra Brooks and illustrators Shomari Harrington and Ashley A. Woods. Together, they transform Jemisin’s powerful prose into a stunning visual story of family, resistance, and sacrifice.

A heartbreaking reminder of the injustices Black mothers continue to face in the pursuit of a better future for their children, this story will resonate with readers everywhere.