MINOR BLACK FIGURES

Narrator André Santana brings to life a young, gay, Black painter who has freshly relocated to New York City. As Wyeth explores the Manhattan bar scene, the art world, and the gossip that fills both, he goes through a bout of artist's block. When he meets Keating, a white former seminarian, he begins to see the world differently. Santana navigates all of Wyeth's doubts and conflicting thoughts well, pacing the story with a nuanced voicing and varied tones. Wyeth is navigating the conflicts between Black and white art, Black body image in the white world, and the complexities of New York City. André Santana does full justice to Brandon Taylor's novel. C.F. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2025]