{"product_id":"conversations-with-nalo-hopkinson-isiah-lavender-9781496843685","title":"Conversations with Nalo Hopkinson","description":"A key figure in contemporary speculative fiction, Jamaican-born Canadian Nalo Hopkinson (b. 1960) is the first Black queer woman as well as the youngest person to be named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Her Caribbean-inspired narratives--\u003ci\u003eBrown Girl in the Ring\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMidnight Robber\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Salt Roads\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Moon's Arms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSister Mine\u003c\/i\u003e--project complex futures and complex identities for people of color in terms of race, sex, and gender. Hopkinson has always had a vested interest in expanding racial and ethnic diversity in all facets of speculative fiction from its writers to its readers, and this desire is reflected in her award-winning anthologies. Her work best represents the current and ongoing colored wave of science fiction in the twenty-first century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn twenty-one interviews ranging from 1999 until 2021, \u003ci\u003eConversations with \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNalo Hopkinson\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a writer of fierce intelligence and humor in love with ideas and concerned with issues of identity. She provides powerful insights on code-switching, race, Afrofuturism, queer identities, sexuality, Caribbean folklore, and postcolonial science fictions, among other things. As a result, the conversations presented here very much demonstrate the uniqueness of her mind and her influence as a writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isiah Lavender\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496843681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496843685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"Isiah Lavender","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071526072575,"sku":"9781496843685","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_12d8339d-2b99-48b5-bcf2-c8dcd40208fb.jpg?v=1685436621","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/conversations-with-nalo-hopkinson-isiah-lavender-9781496843685","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}