{"product_id":"books-whatever-happened-to-interracial-love-by-kathleen-collins","title":"Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"From the first page you know you're in the hands of an exceptional writer... I adored this book.\" --Zadie Smith\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Sexy and radical and intimate.\" --Miranda July\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2016 by VICE, Elle, Nylon, Publishers Weekly and NPR\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNamed one of the most anticipated books of the fall by the Huffington Post, New York, The Boston Globe, Lit Hub, and The Millions\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, Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? is a major addition to the literary canon, and is sure to earn Kathleen Collins the widespread recognition she is long overdue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53509424218385,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780062484154.jpg?v=1778161548","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-whatever-happened-to-interracial-love-by-kathleen-collins","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}