E.Lynn Harris: I Don't Want to Be Put in a Box
BlackVoices.com had the pleasure to catch up with bestselling author E. Lynn Harris, who since bursting on the scene more than fifteen years ago, has written page-turner after page-turner. That's right, he has more than four million books in print.
His new book 'Just Too Good to Be True' (Doubleday, July 2008) marks a somewhat new direction for him -- the main protagonist, Brady Bledsoe, is a handsome, straight, and celibate 21-year-old football player who's bright future is threatened. The book is being considered his first "mainstream" novel. But it's all still Harris -- plenty of twists, turns, and secrets mixed with the daily tribulations that all of us go through.
In the end it's a story about family, honesty, and what it takes to be true to you.
Check out what Harris had to say about it all.
More than Words: You self-published your first book 'Invisible Life' in 1991, now after several 'New York Times' bestselling books, how have things changed for you -- in terms of your writing, the publishing industry, and your personal life?
E. Lynn Harris: I would like to think that with each novel I become a much better writer. After 'Just As I Am,' I was going to attend Columbia University in New York to study writing but my editor at the time begged me not too. The publishing industry is much more diverse than when I first became a part of the industry. As for my personal life, well it's never been better. I'm more at peace with myself than ever before. I think a lot of that comes with age and putting demons to rest for good.
E.Lynn Harris: I Don't Want to Be Put in a Box
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posted by Tom Jackson @ Saturday, August 23, 2008
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