It feels wondrous to see a Black American woman at the helm of both literary and mainstream fiction in America (Roxane Gay), and we are all happy for Jacqueline Woodsons' National Book Award win. However, I wondered where were big, majestic books by my Black American sisters at front of the bookstore and many more smaller books Black American women really had to talk about?
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Spirit of Writing Week 8: You Have To Give To Get…
Although it appears solitary, writing is a collaboration at all times…End 2014 writing, not planning to write again in 2015. The Spirit of Writing: 12 Weeks of Practice.
Spirit of Writing Week 7: Forge…
You have to start strong not just once, but all throughout...End 2014 writing, not planning to write again in 2015. The Spirit of Writing: 12 Weeks of Practice.
My work on ID Channel’s “Deadly Affairs” airs this Friday, December 5.
In case you've missed me this season on Investigation Discovery Channel's Deadly Affairs true-crime docudrama, hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress and one of my personal childhood favorites Susan Lucci, Friday afternoon is a chance to catch up. I appear back-to-back on the cable network at 2:00 p.m. EST and again at 4:00 p.m. EST. I join law enforcement, … Continue reading My work on ID Channel’s “Deadly Affairs” airs this Friday, December 5.
Romantic excerpt of my new novel in Gravel Literary Magazine…
University of Arkansas's gravel. lit mag publishes an excerpt of my new novel SOLEMN, and they so sweetly describe this tender portion as "Kalisha Buckhanon says yes to love and life," in my piece entitled "Expecting."
Stories of Dynamic Women In Print and On Screen (Part Two)
Chances are, Hollywood producers will find a way to turn young Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai's triumphant story I Am Malala into a movie sooner than we all learn to pronounce her last name. In the meantime, here are five more women’s true-to-life tales you can read on the page and then watch onscreen...
Stories of Dynamic Women In Print and On Screen (Part One)
Chances are, Hollywood producers will find a way to turn young Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai's triumphant story I Am Malala into a movie sooner than we all learn to pronounce her last name. In the meantime, here are five women’s true-to-life tales you can read on the page and then see onscreen: 1. The Diary of Anne Frank … Continue reading Stories of Dynamic Women In Print and On Screen (Part One)
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