Rainbow

Taylor plays hard and keeps her head down, on the court, in class, and in life. Basketball is her anchor, her escape, her everything. But when Melony shows up-radiant, confident, and unapologetically herself, Taylor starts questioning everything she thought she had to be.

Rainbow is a Black queer coming-of-age love story about firsts: first love, first heartbreak, first glimpse of freedom. With a Love Jones kind of vibe, it's the debut novella from author Verde Arzu, told with tenderness, fire, and a voice all its own.