{"product_id":"whatever-happened-to-interracial-love-stories-9780062484154","title":"Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"From the first page you know you're in the hands of an exceptional writer... I adored this book.\" --Zadie Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Sexy and radical and intimate.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Miranda July \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2016 by VICE, \u003cem\u003eElle, Nylon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eNPR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamed one of the most anticipated books of the fall by the \u003cem\u003eHuffington Post, New York, The Boston Globe, Lit Hub, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow available in Ecco's Art of the Story series: a never-before-published collection of stories from a brilliant yet little known African American artist and filmmaker--a contemporary of revered writers including Toni Cade Bambara, Laurie Colwin, Ann Beattie, Amy Hempel, and Grace Paley--whose prescient work has recently resurfaced to wide acclaim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumorous, poignant, perceptive, and full of grace, Kathleen Collins's stories masterfully blend the quotidian and the profound in a personal, intimate way, exploring deep, far-reaching issues--race, gender, family, and sexuality--that shape the ordinary moments in our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"The Uncle,\" a young girl who idolizes her handsome uncle and his beautiful wife makes a haunting discovery about their lives. In \"Only Once,\" a woman reminisces about her charming daredevil of a lover and his ultimate--and final--act of foolishness. Collins's work seamlessly integrates the African-American experience in her characters' lives, creating rich, devastatingly familiar, full-bodied men, women, and children who transcend the symbolic, penetrating both the reader's head and heart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth contemporary and timeless, \u003cem\u003eWhatever Happened to Interracial Love? \u003c\/em\u003eis a major addition to the literary canon, and is sure to earn Kathleen Collins the widespread recognition she is long overdue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollins, Kathleen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKathleen Collins, who died in 1988 at age forty-six, was an African-American playwright, writer, filmmaker, director, and educator from Jersey City. She was the first black woman to produce a feature length film.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565355766034,"sku":"9780062484154","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_477ac27b-930d-4c78-8088-aecbd1675a97.jpg?v=1731885117","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/whatever-happened-to-interracial-love-stories-9780062484154","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}