Mason Stokes

Mason Stokes is a professor of English at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, where he teaches African American literature and queer fiction. In addition to his scholarly writing, Stokes is the author of the adult novel Saving Julian and the personal essay “Namesake,” which was selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of Best American Essays. All the Truth I Can Stand is his young-adult debut.