Interview with Kim McLarin
Please check out my interview with writer Kim McLarin over at LiteraryMama. In it, she discusses the themes in her most recent novel, Jump at the Sun (about a successful black woman who contemplates abandoning her children) as well as why she writes, how being a black, female writer informs how she sees the world, and how a writer can get lost in the blogosphere. (Ahem.) Hopefully, my review of Jump at the Sun will be posted soon as well. But you can go ahead and buy a copy. Or three.
February 24th, 2008 at 9:56 am
I really enjoyed her insight - especially the comments about the “universality” label and the innate complexity of Black families.
Deesha - this has been a very expensive month for me. Every time I turn around during this blog-a-thon, I’m finding something I just gotta read! And since I think my pocket book is actually a lot more powerful than my twitchy finger behind a voting booth curtain - I feel compelled to cast my ballot on behalf of these powerful voices. (Don’t worry - I’ll be using my index finger in a few months as well.) I guess my husband will be adding extra billable hours to his day this week.
February 24th, 2008 at 11:03 am
Christina, I have been thinking the same thing about the month being expensive, LOL. Eventually, I stopped running to Amazon, and just started a Wish List.