The Believer: Stories is a Goodreads Editors December Book Pick!

"The Believers is a compelling collection, with characters exploring their own power in multifaceted ways. Read it for a critique on culture and conformity." - Mslexia Magazine

"These stories, all resonating with quiet wisdom and heart are what short stories should be: an outsized reward for the reader's time. A. K. Herman has an observant eye; a keen understanding of time and place and their effects on the individual, and a storytelling style that adds a welcome voice to the rich Caribbean literary tradition. The Believers is a gift to lovers of short fiction everywhere." - Rémy Ngamije, author of The Eternal Audience Of One and Only Stars Know The Meaning Of Space

"With incisive prose, Herman dexterously renders each character with admirable nuance, delivering emotionally resonant, illuminating and indelible stories." - Mubanga Kalimamukwento, author of Obligations to the Wounded

"Herman's language reaches for you and makes you feel, amongst so many things, the dignity of . . . characters, whom we often overlook in the world. Your eyes can only stray from the pages for so long." - T. J. Benson, author of The Madhouse