This week on the podcast, we welcome Ecco Editor Gabriella Doob back to the podcast to interview Kendra Allen, author of Fruit Punch. This is Kendra's arresting and one-of-a-kind memoir about the alternately exultant and harrowing trip growing up as a Black child desperate to create a clear reality for herself in this country. They discuss the difficult, yet necessary, way she delved into memory and healing to write this book.
[Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual assault]
—Booklist
—Kirkus Reviews
—Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
Listen to the episode below:
On the episode, Kendra referenced the following books/TV shows/movies:
- BoJack Horseman
- Eve's Bayou
- What About the Rest of Your Life by Sung Yim
- Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
- Dear Senthuran by
- Freshwater by
- Pet by
Fruit Punch is on sale now!
Get a copy of Kendra's past poetry collection The Collection Plate now as well!
-Lainey
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