{"product_id":"conversations-nalo-hopkinson","title":"Conversations with Nalo Hopkinson \/\/ (Literary Conversations)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA key figure in contemporary speculative fiction, Jamaican-born Canadian Nalo Hopkinson (b. 1960) is the first Black queer woman as well as the youngest person to be named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Her Caribbean-inspired narratives--\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrown Girl in the Ring\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMidnight Robber\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Salt Roads\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Moon's Arms\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSister Mine\u003c\/i\u003e--project complex futures and complex identities for people of color in terms of race, sex, and gender. Hopkinson has always had a vested interest in expanding racial and ethnic diversity in all facets of speculative fiction from its writers to its readers, and this desire is reflected in her award-winning anthologies. Her work best represents the current and ongoing colored wave of science fiction in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn twenty-one interviews ranging from 1999 until 2021, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConversations with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNalo Hopkinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reveals a writer of fierce intelligence and humor in love with ideas and concerned with issues of identity. She provides powerful insights on code-switching, race, Afrofuturism, queer identities, sexuality, Caribbean folklore, and postcolonial science fictions, among other things. As a result, the conversations presented here very much demonstrate the uniqueness of her mind and her influence as a writer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsiah Lavender III\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Sterling-Goodman Professor of English at the University of Georgia, where he researches and teaches courses in African American literature and science fiction. He is author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfrofuturism Rising: The Literary Prehistory of a Movement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; editor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack and Brown Planets: The Politics of Race in Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDis-Orienting Planets: Racial Representations of Asia in Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, both published by University Press of Mississippi; and coeditor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Afrofuturism in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUniversity Press of Mississippi (December 28, 2022)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePaperback: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e274 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1496843681\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9781496843685\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eItem Weight: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14.4 ounces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6 x 0.69 x 9 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Isiah Lavender III","offers":[{"title":"(Special Order) Paperback","offer_id":43997573677291,"sku":"9781496843685","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9781496843685.jpg?v=1686774070","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/conversations-nalo-hopkinson","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}