This episode, we welcome Dolen Perkins-Valdez, author of the unforgettable and deeply profound TAKE MY HAND, which won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction. Carolina talks to Dolen about her writing and research process, the true-life inspiration behind TAKE MY HAND and the immense importance of historical fiction. Alyssa and Carolina recap at the end, unpacking this powerful interview.
You can find Dolen at www.dolenperkinsvaldez.com | Instagram: @dolenperkinsvaldez | Twitter: @dolen
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Books In Today’s Show:
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676198/take-my-hand-by-dolen-perkins-valdez/
The Days of Afrekete by Asali Solomon: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/692739/the-days-of-afrekete-by-asali-solomon/
Emily Henry, romcom Queen and author of the #1 NYT Bestseller, HAPPY PLACE
Haley Jakobson, author of the astute and funny OLD ENOUGH
SUMMER READING SPECIAL! (with Carolina + Alyssa)
ROMANCE ROUNDTABLE! (Featuring Amanda Elliot and Kosoko Jackson)
Chrissy King, author of THE BODY LIBERATION PROJECT
Szilvia Molnar, author of THE NURSERY
Sarah Thankam Mathews, author of All This Could Be Different
Dani Shapiro, author of SIGNAL FIRES and INHERITANCE
Lakiesha Carr, author of the intimate AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SKIN
Eleanor Shearer, author of the beautiful RIVER SING ME HOME
Joanne Lee Molinaro, author of the James Beard Award-Winning, NYT Bestseller THE KOREAN VEGAN COOKBOOK
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Sathnam Sanghera, author EMPIRELAND, on the hidden legacies and modern realities of the British empire
George R.R. Martin, author of the acclaimed series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE
George Saunders, author of LINCOLN IN THE BARDO and LIBERATION DAY
Sarah Thankam Mathews, author of ALL THIS COULD BE DIFFERENT
Clancy Martin, acclaimed author of HOW TO SELL and his new book HOW NOT TO KILL YOURSELF
Ali Hazelwood, author of THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS and LOVE ON THE BRAIN
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