Thursday, August 15, 2019

Illustrated Edition of "Manhattan Morning"

My novella, "Manhattan Morning," is now available as an illustrated edition in the Amazon Kindle format.  You can find it here.

If you like New York City, I think you will enjoy "Manhattan Morning."

Sunday, August 4, 2019

Zadie Smith Has Some Explaining To Do

I'm a white male of a certain age -- in case you hadn't already figured that out.  So what would your reaction be if I said the following:

"The first time I was aware of Zadie Smith's existence was a few years ago. We had James Joyce, Joseph Conrad, Earnest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. What did we need with a black writer?"

My guess is I would be viewed at best as being politically incorrect and at worst as an outright racist.

So what should one think when Zadie Smith, herself, says the following in "Feel Free," her collection of essays published in 2018:

"The first time I was aware of Debbie Harry's existence, I was in college.  We had Joan Armatrading and Aretha and Billie and Ella. What did we need with white women?"