What Debt Demands Reference-children Shortlisted for the Crook's Corner

Shortlisted for the Crook's Corner Book Prize - Shortlisted for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction - Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize - Shortlisted for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Debut Author

Created by an award-winning team

The poems are grounded in real cities

but a spirit to embrace

What Debt Demands Reference-children Shortlisted for the Crook's CornerBy: Kristin Collier Published by Grand Central Publishing, 2025 "A powerful memoir of a woman plunged into fraudulent debt that explores America's broken student loan system and illuminates the ways that debt shapes every aspect of our lives. At 22 years old, Kristin Collier was on the verge of college graduation, applying for a credit card to cover expenses before her teaching career began. She handed the banker her social security number and