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Bookreporter Talks To... Charmaine Wilkerson

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Charmaine Wilkerson talks to Carol Fitzgerald about her latest novel, GOOD DIRT, which is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. She explains how the character of Ebby Freeman came to her, and from there the idea of the clay jar that has been in the family for generations. Charmaine shares the research she conducted about the work of slaves in the South who created pottery with clay, tracing how an item like this could have made its way from the South to Connecticut with slaves who worked on sailing vessels. And she muses that what happened to Ebby would have implications on the rest of her life. As she did in her New York Times bestseller, BLACK CAKE, Charmaine invites readers to look at traditions and ideas that they may not have heard about previously while at the same time telling the story of a family. Our Latest “Bookreporter Talks To” Interviews: Marie Benedict:    • Bookreporter Talks To... Marie Benedict   Joseph Finder:    • Bookreporter …...more
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Bookreporter Talks To... Charmaine Wilkerson
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Charmaine Wilkerson talks to Carol Fitzgerald about her latest novel, GOOD DIRT, which is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. She explains how the character of Ebby Freeman came to her, and from there the idea of the clay jar that has been in the family for generations. Charmaine shares the research she conducted about the work of slaves in the South who created pottery with clay, tracing how an item like this could have made its way from the South to Connecticut with slaves who worked on sailing vessels. And she muses that what happened to Ebby would have implications on the rest of her life. As she did in her New York Times bestseller, BLACK CAKE, Charmaine invites readers to look at traditions and ideas that they may not have heard about previously while at the same time telling the story of a family. Our Latest “Bookreporter Talks To” Interviews: Marie Benedict:    • Bookreporter Talks To... Marie Benedict   Joseph Finder:    • Bookreporter Talks To... Joseph Finder   Scott Turow:    • Bookreporter Talks To… Scott Turow   Michelle Horton:    • Bookreporter Talks To... Michelle Horton   Tracey Lange:    • Bookreporter Talks To... Tracey Lange   Lisa Genova:    • Bookreporter Talks To... Lisa Genova   Fiona Davis:    • Bookreporter Talks To... Fiona Davis   Our Latest “Bookaccino Live” Book Group Events: Lisa Wingate:    • “Bookaccino Live” Book Group with Lis...   Ashley Elston:    • "Bookaccino Live" Book Group with Ash...   Ariel Lawhon:    • "Bookaccino Live" Book Group with Ari...   Amanda Peters:    • "Bookaccino Live" Book Group with Ama...   Shelley Read:    • “Bookaccino Live” Book Group with She...   William Kent Krueger:    • “Bookaccino Live” Book Group with Wil...   Ann Napolitano:    • "Bookaccino Live" Book Group with Ann...   Kate Morton:    • “Bookaccino Live” Book Group with Kat...   Sign up for newsletters from Bookreporter and Reading Group Guides here: https://tbrnetwork.com/newsletters/ FOLLOW US on Facebook:   / bookreporter   Website: https://www.bookreporter.com Art Credit: Tom Fitzgerald Edited by Jordan Redd Productions
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