Dennard Dayle’s satirical new book, “How to Dodge a Cannonball,” follows a white flag-bearer pretending to be a Black soldier. Credit...Pablo Gallo Supported by By Mat Johnson Mat Johnson is the ...

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A white Illinois teen attaches himself to a regiment of Black Union soldiers in the satirical Civil War novel "How to Dodge a Cannonball." NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with author Dennard Dayle about it.

DENNARD DAYLE: (Reading) Every man, save a few simians, deserves freedom. The men on the other side of this field don't understand that. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Just a few pages into his new novel, and ...