Comments on: Kekla Magoon

By: Gwendolyn Hooks

Gwendolyn Hooks — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:31:42 +0000

Fascinating interview. Fascinating author.
Fascinating question, “What if you had been a Panther?” It intrigued me how answering this question helped you bring your novel to life.

Congratulations!

By: Debbie Rigaud

Debbie Rigaud — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:24:34 +0000

Such a wonderfully thoughtful interview. Thank you to both the BBS and the talented Ms. Kekla Magoon for giving us so much to reflect on.

By: The Rock And The River by Kekla Magoon « Page247

The Rock And The River by Kekla Magoon « Page247 — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:27:03 +0000

[...] In The Rock and the River, Kekla Magoon brings the Panther’s goals back into focus and shines a light on divisions within the civil rights community. I hope this novel wins awards and gains wide recognition. It has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Magoon is a brilliant, articulate young women and deserves high praise. Her website is here. Twenty-eight Days Later has an interview with her here. [...]

By: MissAttitude

MissAttitude — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:09:24 +0000

Stunning interview with an amazing author. I LOVED the Rock & the River and that book helped inspire me to write a long letter to Bloomsbury that I published on my blog about whitewashed book covers and racial inequality in books.

Anyway, the book is inspring and I thank you for shining the light on the dark corners of history, I knew some things about the Black Panthers (I am a history nerd so I read non-fiction on them) but I learned even more from your book and I’m so glad people will get to learn more about the contributions of the Black Panthers (both good and bad), the anger and confusion that was felt during the civil rights movement and the impact and powerful of extraordinary individuals who inspired others and together rose up and became (as you say) revolutionary.

I <3 being black :) I wish you continued success on the Rock & The River and I look forward to what you write next.

By: Tarie

Tarie — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:29:53 +0000

I have learned SO MUCH from this interview. I love Kekla’s insights on history. I need to get my hands on The Rock & The River as soon as possible!

By: PatriciaW

PatriciaW — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:10:06 +0000

I love this time of year–28 Days–because I get to add so many authors to my TBR list. I actually already had this one, but now I’m thinking my teen son might enjoy it too.

By: Shadra Strickland

Shadra Strickland — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:50:25 +0000

Great interview….now I want ice cream~

By: olugbemisola

olugbemisola — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:11:59 +0000

what a wonderful interview. loved this: “So should we all sit around and wait for the next hero to show up? Not everybody can be Dr. King, but everybody can make a contribution.”

thank you for persevering and staying true to your story!

By: tamekafbrown

tamekafbrown — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:52:23 +0000

Kekla is deep. Fantastic interview!!!

By: It must be February! « Fledgling

It must be February! « Fledgling — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:22:34 +0000

[...] …because there are a whole lot of great interviews and features out there! Stop by The Brown Bookshelf to read Kekla Magoon’s insights on compelling historical fiction. Then head over to Bookslut [...]