Danzy Senna knows what kind of novels you think she and other black writers will deliver: "We're expected to write that long overdue slave novel. We're supposed to write in a state of seriousness and sadness and out of respect of history. And we're supposed to write only autobiography. We have to have the blues or the Bible ... With a mixed race character, it's supposed to be very tragic. She's supposed to feel betwixt and between," says Senna.
So when she set out to write her novel New People, Senna did just the opposite.
New People follows Maria and Khalil, a biracial couple living in Brooklyn in the '90s. They seem to have the perfect life: Maria is a scholar researching Jonestown, Khalil is about to launch a new internet venture, and they're planning a wedding together. Read more...
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