Writing a novel about race with a person of another race is both of those things and often feels impossible. Christine Pride (Author), Jo Piazza (Author), & 5 more 5,220 ratings Editors pick Best Literature & Fiction See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial The most important novel you’ll listen to this year Not every story is black and white. Contact APB Speakers for bio, videos, topics, and to inquire about speaking fees and. Writing a novel with another person is fraught. Book Christine Pride & Jo Piazza to speak at your next event. It is clearly a relevant topic, and I appreciate how authors Christine Pride and Jo Piazza (real life interracial friends) let us into Riley and Jens. A brilliant novel from Christine Pride and Jo Piazza capturing todays complex issues of race and class HELLO An absolute must read for your book clubs. People Magazine: Authors Say Writing Novel Inspired by Their Own Interracial Friendship Felt ‘Impossible’ at Times “Writing a novel is hard. And that is only the beginning of this emotional literary roller coaster.”īustle: Is There A Better Way To Write About Interracial Friendship? “How are going to be really good friends if they’re not talking about race? Why do they think they’re such good friends if they’re not talking about race?” “The heartbreak of the prologue was all too familiar: an unarmed Black teen, shot dead by a White police officer. The Washington Post: ‘We Are Not Like Them’ continues an important conversation. A police shooting of an unarmed Black teenager divides their community and tests their decades of close friendship. Pride, who is Black, and Piazza, who is white, discuss their new book, the complicated issues it raises about race and how the story came from honest conversations the two close friends had in real life.

Authors Christine Pride and Jo Piazza join us to talk about their new novel, We Are Not Like Them, which tells the story of two women of different races who find themselves on opposite sides of a tragedy in Philadelphia.

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