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This week on Fieldstone Common our featured guest is author Liz Petry. This week’s discussion is a little different because we are not speaking about a particular book. Instead we are talking with Liz about her inspirational and extraordinary family which include two of the first licensed African American Pharmacists in the state of Connecticut and her mother, Ann Petry who was the first best selling female African American author. Bio – Liz Petry With more than 10 years of experience in journalism and a degree in law, Liz Petry has found great rewards in researching and writing two books about aspects of the African American experience. Her first book “Can Anything Beat White?: A Black Family’s Letters,” explored the lives of her maternal grandmother’s family as they traveled to Hawaii, the Philippines and parts of the Deep South between the 1890s and 1910. Her second book, “At Home Inside: A Daughter’s Tribute to Ann Petry,” is a memoir about her amazing and multifaceted mother, the renowned author, Ann Petry. Liz is currently working on a new non-fiction book that engages topics beyond her family and beyond the twentieth century. Publication Info  Title: Connecticut Explored Magazine Publication Date: Fall 2014 Article: “Just Like Georgia Except for the Climate,” by Elisabeth Petry The Interview In this interview Liz Petry and I discuss her family’s transformation from Southern escaped slaves to educated middle class residents of Connecticut. Her grandfather, Peter Lane, was the first male African American pharmacist in the State of Connecticut and her great aunt, Anna Louise James, was the first female African American pharmacist. Her mother was the first African American Best Selling Author in the United States. We dig deep into her heritage and discuss the successes and challenges that her family has faced through the generations. Links mentioned during the interview:  Liz Petry Blog  Ann Petry Fan Page on Facebook Ann Petry Bio on WikiPedia FC 84 – African American Connecticut Explored with Katherine Harris African American Connecticut Explored (the book)  Books by Ann Petry  The Street (novel), Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1946 The Narrows (novel), Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1953 Miss Muriel and Other Stories (story collection), Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1971 Tituba of Salem Village (historical novel for children), 1955, New York: Crowell, 1964  Please see the WikiPedia listing above for other books by Ann Petry. Books By Liz Petry  Can Anything Beat White?: A Black Family’s Letters, University Press of Mississippi, 2012 At Home Inside: A Daughter’s Tribute to Ann Petry, University Press of Mississippi, 2008  Prize Winner A one-year subscription to Connecticut Explored Magazine is given out to the Fieldstone Common audience courtesy of Connecticut Explored. The winner is:  To be announced next week  Congratulations to our winner and thanks to Connecticut Explored Magazine for their generosity in donating the subscription! Make sure you qualify to win the giveaway next week by signing up for the Bonus List! Once you sign up your are in the running each week! The Direct Link to this post is http://www.fieldstonecommon.com/liz-petry News &amp; Announcements BIG NEWS for Android users! Fieldstone Common is now available in the Android app Stitcher. Stitcher is a program like iTunes but is available on the Android platform. Download Stitcher and search for Fieldstone Common or click here. Question: What’s that’s new stuff in the Fieldstone Common title (FC 97)? Answer: That makes it easier, especially for iTunes and other podcast listeners, to keep track of which episode they are listening to. FC stands for Fieldstone Common and 97 is the number of the episode.

<p>This week on Fieldstone Common our featured guest is author Liz Petry. This week’s discussion is a little different because we are not speaking about a particular book. Instead we are talking with Liz about her inspirational and extraordinary family which include two of the first licensed African American Pharmacists in the state of Connecticut and her mother, Ann Petry who was the first best selling female African American author.</p> <h2>Bio – Liz Petry</h2> <p>With more than 10 years of experience in journalism and a degree in law, Liz Petry has found great rewards in researching and writing two books about aspects of the African American experience. Her first book “Can Anything Beat White?: A Black Family’s Letters,” explored the lives of her maternal grandmother’s family as they traveled to Hawaii, the Philippines and parts of the Deep South between the 1890s and 1910. Her second book, “At Home Inside: A Daughter’s Tribute to Ann Petry,” is a memoir about her amazing and multifaceted mother, the renowned author, Ann Petry. Liz is currently working on a new non-fiction book that engages topics beyond her family and beyond the twentieth century.</p> <h2><strong>Publication Info<br/> </strong></h2> <p>Title: <a href="http://www.ctexplored.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Connecticut Explored Magazine</em></a></p> <p>Publication Date: Fall 2014</p> <p>Article: “Just Like Georgia Except for the Climate,” by Elisabeth Petry</p> <h2><strong>The Interview</strong></h2> <p>In this interview Liz Petry and I discuss her family’s transformation from Southern escaped slaves to educated middle class residents of Connecticut. Her grandfather, Peter Lane, was the first male African American pharmacist in the State of Connecticut and her great aunt, Anna Louise James, was the first female African American pharmacist. Her mother was the first African American Best Selling Author in the United States. We dig deep into her heritage and discuss the successes and challenges that her family has faced through the generations.</p> <p><strong>Links mentioned during the interview:</strong></p> <ul> <li><em><a href="http://www.lizpetry.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Liz Petry Blog</a><br/> </em></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/168856579841738/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ann Petry Fan Page</a> on Facebook</li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Petry" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ann Petry Bio on WikiPedia</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.fieldstonecommon.com/african-american-ct-katherine-harris/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FC 84 – African American Connecticut Explored with Katherine Harris</a></li> <li><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0819573981?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=0819573981&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=marsrooram-20" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">African American Connecticut Explored</a></em> (the book)</li> </ul> <h2>Books by Ann Petry</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0395901499?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=0395901499&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=fieldstonecommon-20" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"><em>The Street</em></a> (novel), Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1946</li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0758225083?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=0758225083&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=fieldstonecommon-20" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"><em>The Narrows</em></a> (novel), Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1953</li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0758225075?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=0758225075&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=fieldstonecommon-20" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Miss Muriel and Other Stories</em></a> (story collection), Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1971</li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006440403X?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=006440403X&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=fieldstonecommon-20" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Tituba of Salem Village</em></a> (historical novel for children), 1955, New York: Crowell, 1964</li> </ul> <p>Please see the WikiPedia listing above for other books by Ann Petry.</p> <h2>Books By Liz Petry</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1578067855?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=1578067855&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=fieldstonecommon-20" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Can Anything Beat White?: A Black Family’s Letters</em></a>, University Press of Mississippi, 2012</li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1604731001?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=1604731001&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=fieldstonecommon-20" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"><em>At Home Inside: A Daughter’s Tribute to Ann Petry</em></a>, University Press of Mississippi, 2008</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Prize Winner</strong></h2> <p>A one-year subscription to <em><a href="http://www.ctexplored.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Connecticut Explored Magazine</a> is </em>given out to the Fieldstone Common audience courtesy of <a href="http://www.ctexplored.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Connecticut Explored</a>.</p> <p>The winner is:</p> <ul> <li>To be announced next week</li> </ul> <p>Congratulations to our winner and thanks to <em><a href="http://www.ctexplored.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Connecticut Explored Magazine</a></em> for their generosity in donating the subscription!</p> <p>Make sure you qualify to win the giveaway next week by signing up for the <a href="http://www.fieldstonecommon.com/mailing-list/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Bonus List</a>! Once you sign up your are in the running each week!</p> <p>The Direct Link to this post is<br/> <a href="http://www.fieldstonecommon.com/liz-petry" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.fieldstonecommon.com/liz-petry</a></p> <h2><strong>News &amp; Announcements</strong></h2> <p><strong>BIG NEWS for Android users</strong>! Fieldstone Common is now available in the Android app <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/fieldstone-common" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Stitcher is a program like iTunes but is available on the Android platform. Download Stitcher and search for Fieldstone Common or <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/fieldstone-common" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p> <p>Question: What’s that’s new stuff in the Fieldstone Common title (FC 97)?</p> <p>Answer: That makes it easier, especially for iTunes and other podcast listeners, to keep track of which episode they are listening to. FC stands for Fieldstone Common and 97 is the number of the episode.</p>

FC 97 An Extraordinary Family with Liz Petry