Have you ever tried to hide the cover of a book when you’re reading in public? If so, read Don Tate‘s comments about reading without shame in his Writers Against Racism interview. We’ve got a lot of other great kidlit people coming up: Francisco X. Stork, David Yoo, Mitali Perkins, Sofia Quintero, Lyn Miller-Lachmann, Debbie Reese, Vincent Schilling, Rukhsana Khan, Tanita S. Davis, Edi Campbell, and Carla Pacis!
I thought I’d have a review up by now, but I’m struggling to get into Colson Whitehead’s Sag Harbor and might not finish it…I never got through John Henry Days, either, but hoped this might be better since it’s told from a teenager’s point of view. But it’s still Colson…I’m too impatient for his prose–get to the point already!! Back to the library today…
I read Don Tate’s article – it was so touching! The Writers Against Racism series is terrific.
I tried Sag Harbor twice – gave up….
oh, good–I don’t feel so bad, then. I know many folks think he’s the hope of black literary fiction–“high literary”–but good grief. Get over yourself and your finely-crafted sentences. TELL THE STORY!!!
So glad you’re liking the WAR series–I am, too!
LOL, I’ve been taking Sag Harbor is small bites. Still have about half to go. I think Intuitionist and Apex are still the best things he’s written.
I’m in love the the cover of Summer Sun Risin’ – I’m about to buy it just for the cover alone.
I did like The Intuitionist, but it was short! I’m officially giving up on Sag…he just spent two pages describing the frozen food entrees his character likes to eat…
I read Don’s piece as well. Thanks for keeping us current, Zetta.
Did you comment? I’m wondering how folks will respond to his unease re: reading gay fiction. At least he was honest about it, and got over it in the end…