They also discussed diversity in publishing, how a chance encounter on Twitter launched her career and her choice to leave behind her childhood home in Jackson, Miss., for a gated community elsewhere in town. Thomas spoke to Sam about her new book, On The Come Up, which examines racial privilege through the story of 16-year-old Bri, an aspiring rapper who goes viral - for all the wrong reasons. "If you only have to worry about your child reading about it, consider yourself blessed. "There are black parents of 8-year-olds who have to have these conversations," she says. Meanwhile, Thomas says she's heard from a lot of white parents who aren't sure their teenager is ready for literature about racism and police violence. "That means that you are aware of something that an 8-year-old should not have to be aware of." Your mom thought that at 8 years old, you needed to read this book,'" Thomas says. How?Īnd Thomas was struck when she learned where the young boy got her book: from his mother. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. A former teen rapper who holds a BFA in creative writing, Angie was born, raised, and still resides in Mississippi. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title On the Come Up Author Angie Thomas Angie Thomas is the author of the award-winning, 1 New York Times bestselling novels The Hate U Give, On the Come Up, and Concrete Rose, as well as Find Your Voice: A Guided Journal for Writing Your Truth.
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