New from the University of Pittsburgh Press: The Blues Walked In by Kathleen George.
About the book, from the publisher:
Nineteen year-old Lena Horne is walking the last few blocks to her father’s hotel in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. Her chanced meeting with a Lebanese American girl, Marie David, sparks a relationship that will intertwine their lives forever. Lena will also meet Josiah Conner, a charismatic teenager who helps out at her father's hotel. Although the three are linked by a determination to be somebody, issues of race, class, family, and education threaten to disrupt their lives and the bonds between them. Years later, Josiah is arrested for the murder of a white man. Marie and Lena decide they must get Josiah out of prison—whatever the personal cost.Learn more about the book and author at Kathleen George's website.
The Page 99 Test: Afterimage.
The Page 99 Test: The Odds.
The Page 69 Test: Hideout.
My Book, The Movie: Hideout.
The Page 69 Test: Simple.
The Page 69 Test: A Measure of Blood.
Writers Read: Kathleen George (January 2014).
--Marshal Zeringue
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