As we know, this turned out to be very coincidental timing, though the existence of this book and other distressingly topical books like THE HATE U GIVE is evidence that this is not a new problem, nor one we are any closer to solving. As we continue to discuss the significance of protesting police brutality and systemic racism, the exploration of how prejudice manifests in daily life is important for recognizing our own biases and presumptions. I need you to be mad that it just like… happens. That he should slowly and noticeably put his keys on the roof as soon as he gets pulled over?
Go would be by foot or golf cart, we were told, and the only way back to the mainland was a ferry with an alternating schedule that only made sense en route for the locals. As writers in care order programs know, isolation like this is entirely the point. But for Kiley, anxious for news from her bookish agent, this was the worst achievable day to be cut off as of the world. It turns out she had no reason to worry. The novel has since been longlisted designed for the Booker Prize, named a finalist in numerous awards, and, when the world was still normal, got Kiley an appearance on The Daily Act. I chatted with Kiley over Burn — from my home in Charlottesville, Virginia, to hers in Philadelphia — about these less explored moments, at the same time as well as transactional relationships, income difference, allyship, the purpose of fiction, after that loving what makes us cringe.