“Lila” is something altogether different from her accomplishments in “Gilead.” Robinson still uses her great strength: vivid first person perspective, intimate details, and her lyric tone. But the language and pacing of Lila veers in a different, earthy direction, towards the genuine voice of a different economic class.

“Know My Name” is a book of reclamation, taking her life back from both rape and the justice system and owning her true name: Chanel Miller. A book with the immediacy of “Know My Name” deserved a cover that indicated its power. But with the original book cover, it’s too easy to continue not knowing Chanel Miller’s name.