LitHub executive editor John Freeman’s interview with author Colson Whitehead, who this week won the National Book Award for The Underground Railroad. The two discuss the genesis of the book, the ridiculous notion that we entered a “post-racial” world after Barack Obama was elected, and the lingering relevance and effects of slavery.
Write the Book That Scares You Shitless: An Interview with Colson Whitehead
John Freeman | Literary Hub | November 23, 2016 | 8,565 words
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