There’s something magical about a first novel — that promise of a new voice, the possibility of finding a writer you can follow for years to come. The debut novel is evenmore important for the writer because it might spark a great career. Writing your first book is no mean feat. Let’s hear about two exciting debut novels. The Castle Cross the Magnet Carter: a Novel by Kia Corthron; the story sweeps American history from 1941 to the twenty-first century through the lives of four men—two white brothers from rural Alabama, and two black brothers from small-town Maryland—whose journey culminates in an explosive and devastating encounter between the two families. Passage by Khary Lazarre-White; tells the story of Warrior, a young black man, who is surrounded by deep family love and a sustaining connection to his history, connections that arm him as he confronts the urban forces that he faces--both supernatural and human--forces that seek his very destruction.
Authors will share the pros and cons their writing journey and reveal how these books propelled their careers.
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