Bernice L. McFadden's guest appearances

Bernice L. McFadden

Enoch Pratt Free Library Podcast

The Richard and Judy Book Club, exclusive to WHSmith

Morning Joy

Late To It

Tana French

Nancy Pelosi

Chris Hayes

Kate Black

Colson Whitehead

Michael Pollan

Chris Mason

Cory Booker

Ben Carson

Amy Stewart

Danielle Evans

Justin Martin

Anthony Ray Hinton

Wes Moore

Neal Barnard

OwlTail

Sugar, this week’s Book Club read, was first published in the US two decades ago. Now available in the UK, its core themes of race relations, oppression, and abandonment are still just as relevant and vital today. Richard, Judy, and author Bernice L. McFadden explore prejudices towards sex workers, finding friendship in unlikely places, and how racism manifests in slightly different ways in different parts of the USA. Simply head online to whsmith.co.uk to browse the Autumn Book Club collection, and use the code BOOKCLUB10 for a 10% discount.

Sugar, this week’s Book Club read, was first published in the US two decades ago. Now available in the UK, its core themes of race relations, oppression, and abandonment are still just as relevant and vital today. Richard, Judy, and author Bernice L. McFadden explore prejudices towards sex workers, finding friendship in unlikely places, and how racism manifests in slightly different ways in different parts of the USA. Simply head online to <a href="http://www.whsmith.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">whsmith.co.uk</a> to browse the Autumn Book Club collection, and use the code BOOKCLUB10 for a 10% discount.

Courttia Newland

Two well-known authors read and talk about their  novels, newly published by Akashic Books. Bernice McFadden's classic novel, Nowhere Is a Place,  isabout a young woman's journey of self-discovery and a road trip  with her mother, told from the young woman's and the mother's point of view.  McFadden is the author of eight novels including Sugar, Gathering of Waters,  and Glorious. Courttia Newland's new novel, The Gospel  According to Cane, tells the story of a woman torn apart by the abduction  of her son and the dissolution of her marriage. Years later, once she has pieced  together what is left of her life, a young man claiming to be her son follows  her wherever she goes.Courttia Newland is the author of six novels including  Music for the Off-Key and A Book of Blues. He is coeditor of  IC3: The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain. Recorded On: Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Two well-known authors read and talk about their novels, newly published by Akashic Books. Bernice McFadden's classic novel, Nowhere Is a Place, isabout a young woman's journey of self-discovery and a road trip with her mother, told from the young woman's and the mother's point of view. McFadden is the author of eight novels including Sugar, Gathering of Waters, and Glorious. Courttia Newland's new novel, The Gospel According to Cane, tells the story of a woman torn apart by the abduction of her son and the dissolution of her marriage. Years later, once she has pieced together what is left of her life, a young man claiming to be her son follows her wherever she goes.Courttia Newland is the author of six novels including Music for the Off-Key and A Book of Blues. He is coeditor of IC3: The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain. Recorded On: Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Bernice L. McFadden and Courttia Newland

Set against the backdrops of the Jim Crow South, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Civil Rights era, Glorious blends fact and faction in telling the story of Easter Venetta Bartlett, a fictional Harlem Renaissance writer. Her tumultuous path to success, ruin, and ultimately revival offers a candid and true portrait of the American experience in all its beauty and cruelty.Bernice McFadden is the author of six novels, including Sugar and Nowhere is a Place, which was a Washington Post Best Fiction title for 2006. She is a two time Hurston/Wright Legacy Award finalist for fiction, as well as the recipient of two fiction honor awards from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. Recorded On: Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Set against the backdrops of the Jim Crow South, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Civil Rights era, Glorious blends fact and faction in telling the story of Easter Venetta Bartlett, a fictional Harlem Renaissance writer. Her tumultuous path to success, ruin, and ultimately revival offers a candid and true portrait of the American experience in all its beauty and cruelty.Bernice McFadden is the author of six novels, including Sugar and Nowhere is a Place, which was a Washington Post Best Fiction title for 2006. She is a two time Hurston/Wright Legacy Award finalist for fiction, as well as the recipient of two fiction honor awards from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. Recorded On: Tuesday, November 30, 2010