Marlon Jam discsed his latt novel “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” wh Roxane Gay at the Mm of Ain Amerin Art Crenshaw Wednday night.
Contents:
- ROXANE GAY AND MARLON JAM EXPLORE HIS AIN MYTH-SPIRED ‘BLACK LEOPARD, RED WOLF’
- WHY ROXANE GAY TURNED TO OVEREATG AFTER BEG GANG-RAPED AT AGE 12
- ‘I’LL ALWAYS BE A BAD FEMIST!’: ROXANE GAY ON LOVE, SUCCS – AND UPSETTG PIERS MAN
- ROXANE GAY
- 'HOPELSNS IS A LUXURY': WHY ROXANE GAY REF TO GIVE UP ON THE MEDIA
ROXANE GAY AND MARLON JAM EXPLORE HIS AIN MYTH-SPIRED ‘BLACK LEOPARD, RED WOLF’
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Surround by art pictg vibrant landsp and black bodi, Marlon Jam discsed his latt novel, “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” wh wrer Roxane Gay at the Mm of Ain Amerin Art Crenshaw on Wednday, thor of numero works cludg “Bad Femist, ” Marvel Comics’ “World of Wakanda” and “Hunger, ” took a ep dive to Jam’ work ethic and md while discsg var topics.
“There are no fortable sentenc where you n jt sk and read whout puttg work, ” Gay said of “Black Leopard, Red Wolf.
WHY ROXANE GAY TURNED TO OVEREATG AFTER BEG GANG-RAPED AT AGE 12
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” It is the first stallment of a Rashomon-style trilogy, which three characters narrate the same story, but each se a pletely different excement over Jam’ novel began 2017 when he announced that his next work would be the “Ain Game of Thron. The novel was released the day durg his nversatn wh Gay, Jam ma a revelatn: “They’re gog to be so disappoted, ” Jam joked about “Game of Thron” fans.
”The nversatn between Gay and Jam drew an dience of about 300, and was anized by the Library Foundatn of Los Angel and Eso Won Books, Leimert Park’s longstandg Black-owned shop. Throughout their nversatn, Gay and Jam lghed wh the dience when they reflected on the genre novels they grew up readg and the great storytellers of their fai who, cintally, were also great liars. Clenn / Los Angel Tim) Jam told Gay about his ntempt for “space-break sex” lerature.
‘I’LL ALWAYS BE A BAD FEMIST!’: ROXANE GAY ON LOVE, SUCCS – AND UPSETTG PIERS MAN
”Gay told the dience she read many reviews that said Jam’ novel had an overt sexualy, which she did not see. ” Gay asked.
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”“[‘Black Leopard, Red Wolf’] is a very mascule book, ” Gay said. ’ Neher Should Simpson/Hser & WirthRoxane GayDr. Gay, a ntributg Opn wrer, is the edor of “The Selected Works of Audre Lor” and the thor of the memoir “Hunger, ” among others.
'HOPELSNS IS A LUXURY': WHY ROXANE GAY REF TO GIVE UP ON THE MEDIA
We’re only human, and so, too, are the people who love Gay (@RGay) is a ntributg Opn wrer for The New York Tim.