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In 2007, Asali Solomon was named one of the National Book Foundation's "5 Under 35." Her previous book, Get Down, is a collection of short stories. She teaches English literature and creative writing at Haverford College. (Ron Nichols/Courtesy of Farrar, Straus and Giroux)