The Travelers

Regina Porter’s ambitious debut is a multi-generational, multi-racial American novel that spans decades of social change. Porter weaves together numerous characters and timelines, exploring race, family, war, queerness, and identity. Her storytelling is energetic and cinematic, blending humour with moments of deep emotional resonance. The political dimensions emerge organically through the characters’ experiences of inequality, migration, and cultural transformation. It is a vibrant, polyphonic novel that reflects America’s complexity with both warmth and critical insight.