Nicole R. Fleetwood BETWEEN THE RIVER AND THE RAILROAD TRACKS (2026) | 2026

Mac Arthur Fellow and NYU Professor Nicole R. Fleetwood presents her acclaimed new memoir ahead of its November release.

INTRODUCED BY CELINE PARREÑAS SHIMIZU,

DEAN AND DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR, UCLA TFT

BETWEEN THE RIVER AND THE RAILROAD TRACKS, a portrait of a Black Ohio community, is an Oprah Daily Best Book of Fall 2026.

Fleetwood’s MARKING TIME: ART IN THE AGE OF MASS INCARCERATION won the National Book Critics Circle Award, and THE NEW YORKER named the companion MoMA PS1 exhibition the best show of the year.