Sag Harbor: A Novel

The Sag Harbor Novel by Whitehead is a heartwarming, hilarious, and original coming-of-age story set in 1985.

Benji Cooper, one of the only black students at an elite prep school in Manhattan, escapes to the Hamptons every summer to a small community of African American professionals where he finds refuge from his confusing white world.

With trials and tribulations, handshakes, haircuts, New Coke Tragedy, and secret Lite FM addiction, Benji navigates his teenage existence while searching for identity.

This deeply affectionate and fiercely funny novel probes the elusive nature of personal and communal identity through the lens of adolescence.