FRUIT PUNCH, the forthcoming memoir by COLLECTION PLATE author Kendra Allen, earned strong praise from Kirkus. They write: “Throughout, the author uses prose inventively, employing vernacular language, nontraditional line breaks, nonlinear chronology, and deliberate obfuscation about her age…Allen’s rendering of the material is visceral and unique, and her insights are powerful…A piercing coming-of-age narrative from an original voice.” Ecco will publish the memoir on August 9, 2022.