Colson Whitehead

What made – The first news report about Dozier Indelible was the fact that it was the summer of 2014. And that was the summer Michael Brown was shot by a white policeman in Ferguson, Missouri. Eric Garner put in a chokehold by a white policeman in Staten Island. And it's been the future of my life that we had these high-profile police brutality incidents.

What made – The first news report about Dozier Indelible was the fact that it was the summer of 2014. And that was the summer Michael Brown was shot by a white policeman in Ferguson, Missouri. Eric Garner put in a chokehold by a white policeman in Staten Island. And it's been the future of my life that we had these high-profile police brutality incidents.

What made – The first news report about Dozier Indelible was the fact that it was the summer of 2014. And that was the summer Michael Brown was shot by a white policeman in Ferguson, Missouri. Eric Garner put in a chokehold by a white policeman in Staten Island. And it's been the future of my life that we had these high-profile police brutality incidents.

And we talk about police brutality for a few months and then stop. Until the next time it comes along. So that summer was so, you know, the fact that no one's ever held accountable, no one ever goes to jail, no one ever takes any responsibility, made me feel very raw. And I think that allowed the story of Dozier to sort of settle in there, settle in me.

And we talk about police brutality for a few months and then stop. Until the next time it comes along. So that summer was so, you know, the fact that no one's ever held accountable, no one ever goes to jail, no one ever takes any responsibility, made me feel very raw. And I think that allowed the story of Dozier to sort of settle in there, settle in me.

And we talk about police brutality for a few months and then stop. Until the next time it comes along. So that summer was so, you know, the fact that no one's ever held accountable, no one ever goes to jail, no one ever takes any responsibility, made me feel very raw. And I think that allowed the story of Dozier to sort of settle in there, settle in me.

It was another example of just people who are powerless, people who have no defenses, being abused by an institution and the guilty go free and innocent suffer.

It was another example of just people who are powerless, people who have no defenses, being abused by an institution and the guilty go free and innocent suffer.

It was another example of just people who are powerless, people who have no defenses, being abused by an institution and the guilty go free and innocent suffer.

Not so much because of the success of the Underground Railroad. You know, it seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime kind of convergence of me doing what I set out to do and other people getting it. And it was quite lovely. But, you know, nine books in. I've had books that, let's say, people didn't appreciate or underappreciated. I've had books that people sort of got.

Not so much because of the success of the Underground Railroad. You know, it seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime kind of convergence of me doing what I set out to do and other people getting it. And it was quite lovely. But, you know, nine books in. I've had books that, let's say, people didn't appreciate or underappreciated. I've had books that people sort of got.

Not so much because of the success of the Underground Railroad. You know, it seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime kind of convergence of me doing what I set out to do and other people getting it. And it was quite lovely. But, you know, nine books in. I've had books that, let's say, people didn't appreciate or underappreciated. I've had books that people sort of got.

And then whether it goes well or crappily the last time, you always have to start with a blank page. And, you know, I switch genres a lot and I'm always trying to figure out different ways of telling stories. And so that challenge is always there. I'm writing a short, realistic book about something that actually happened. This book is fantastic. This book is a nonfiction book about poker.

And then whether it goes well or crappily the last time, you always have to start with a blank page. And, you know, I switch genres a lot and I'm always trying to figure out different ways of telling stories. And so that challenge is always there. I'm writing a short, realistic book about something that actually happened. This book is fantastic. This book is a nonfiction book about poker.

And then whether it goes well or crappily the last time, you always have to start with a blank page. And, you know, I switch genres a lot and I'm always trying to figure out different ways of telling stories. And so that challenge is always there. I'm writing a short, realistic book about something that actually happened. This book is fantastic. This book is a nonfiction book about poker.

And so I was in a good mood for a year. And then you get back to work and it's as crappy as it ever was.

And so I was in a good mood for a year. And then you get back to work and it's as crappy as it ever was.

And so I was in a good mood for a year. And then you get back to work and it's as crappy as it ever was.

They asked me to and I said yes because I could have said no. But a lot of independent bookstores had asked for them and they've been so supportive over 20 years that how could I say no? And so I went to the big Random House warehouse outside Baltimore and for three days signed 15,000 copies of the Nickel Boys. And it was not my arm that hurt. It was my neck.

They asked me to and I said yes because I could have said no. But a lot of independent bookstores had asked for them and they've been so supportive over 20 years that how could I say no? And so I went to the big Random House warehouse outside Baltimore and for three days signed 15,000 copies of the Nickel Boys. And it was not my arm that hurt. It was my neck.