Dear Friends,

We recently had the pleasure and privilege of sitting down to chat with New York TImes Best Selling and Coretta Scott King Award Winning author Sharon G. Flake. She is as engaging and insightful in person as she is in her books, and we're excited to share our conversation -- about reading, writing, representation, and falling in love with great books -- with you below. 

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"I write about African-American youth. I take on tough topics and shine light onto people and places that society doesn’t always care to see. I’m an inner city baby at heart, and communities like the one I grew up in shall forever remain in my blood. Voices from those communities can be heard in my novels. The challenges some of those teens face show up as well, along with their determination, ingenuity, and wit."

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