I find myself returning to these books often because they embody the kind of work I aspire to produce myself. Jackson, Gorilla, My Love by Toni Cade Bambara and Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Danielle Evans. Juliana Goodman (nominated for Best Young Adult – The Black Girls Left Standing): Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Virginia Wolfe, James Baldwin, Alice Walker, and Kate Chopin are all authors that come to mind when I think about books I have kept over the years and still pick up when I’m looking for inspiration. Seraphina Nova Glass (nominated for Best Paperback Original – On a Quiet Street): It’s the books that I was forced to read in a college literature class that I would have never picked up on my own at that age that have become my favorites-books that speak to my soul and changed me in some way. Thanks so much to all who contributed! In this second installment of the discussion, authors discuss craft, classic crime novels, writing advice, and (in a surprise twist) the question with by far the most answers: to plot or to pants? So raise a glass, toast your favorite authors, and enjoy this lively discussion. The Edgar Awards are tonight! Before the ceremony, why not take a look at part 2 of our massive roundtable discussion on the state of the genre, featuring nearly 40 nominees for the Edgars.
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