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Natalie Baszile's Queen Sugar picked up by OWN; Baszile talks craft on 3/1
Behind the Prose
English - March 01, 2015 23:00 - 1 hour - 64 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsArts writing writing advice creative nonfiction writers writing tips how to write nonfiction how to write an essay how to write fiction how to write a novel writing craft Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
It is with great Behind the Prose pride that I share awesome news about Natalie Baszile's first novel. Queen Sugar is moving to Oprah Winfrey's OWN network under the helm of "Selma" director Ava DuVernay.
I am proud, but I'm not surprised. Days before the news broke, I wrote "If there ever was a novel that surely will be a movie, Queen Sugar is it."
I met Natalie at the 2012 VONA Voices Workshop. In a nonfiction workshop taught by Faith Adiele, I had the pleasure of reading excerpts of Natalie's memoir in progress. The same rhetorical qualities that endeared me to her writing are earning her praise in a number of reviews: eloquence, description, and confidence.
But in the words of the first book reviewer I knew, "Don't take my word for it."
Listen to Behind the Prose on Sunday, March 1 at 6 p.m. EST!