Kyra Davis Lurie: wealth, class, and civil rights in THE GREAT MANN, a fascinating retelling of The Great Gatsby

Kyra Davis Lurie: wealth, class, and civil rights in THE GREAT MANN, a fascinating retelling of The Great Gatsby

Fascinating conversation about THE GREAT MANN, Lurie’s new retelling of The Great Gatsby set in the affluent Black community of Sugar Hill. We delve into the history of wealth, class and civil rights, including the complexities of Black identity and education in both post-war America and current times.

Kyra Davis Lurie is a New York Times bestselling author and screenwriter. Her novels have been published in nine languages across six continents. Kyra was born and raised in California and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their utterly perfect dog, Potus. Visit her website at: kyradavislurie.com/

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David Gordon's comic and noir-tinged tour through Tinseltown: BEHIND SUNSET

David Gordon's comic and noir-tinged tour through Tinseltown: BEHIND SUNSET

David Gordon was born in New York City. His first novel, The Serialist, won the VCU/Cabell First Novel Award and was a finalist for an Edgar Award. It was also made into a major motion picture in Japa...

20 Apr 36min

Author and Actor Jon Lindstrom on his new thriller, HOLLYWOOD PAYBACK

Author and Actor Jon Lindstrom on his new thriller, HOLLYWOOD PAYBACK

Jon Lindstrom is a 4-time Emmy® nominated actor, bestselling author, award-winning filmmaker, and occasionally a drummer. By most accounts, he is a pretty nice guy. (I concur with that statement!) Vis...

13 Apr 27min

Susan Walter's 'locked room' mystery-thriller: MURDER AT 30,000 FEET

Susan Walter's 'locked room' mystery-thriller: MURDER AT 30,000 FEET

Susan Walter is a recovering screenwriter and film director who started writing books to kill people because it was frowned upon in real life. Her first two novels are set in the movie business, but t...

6 Apr 27min

David Swinson: a shift to Rural Noir in his new suspense novel FROM THE DUST

David Swinson: a shift to Rural Noir in his new suspense novel FROM THE DUST

David Swinson is a retired police detective from the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, having been assigned to Major Crimes. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Frank Marr Tri...

30 Mar 28min

Daniel Grace on his epic, literary thriller IN THE WAKE OF GOLGOTHA

Daniel Grace on his epic, literary thriller IN THE WAKE OF GOLGOTHA

DANIEL GRACE is a London born, California bred, former owner of an international advertising agency who now produces critically acclaimed Tuscan wines at his family winery, Il Molino di Grace, in Panz...

23 Mar 26min

Derrick Jackson discusses the new addition to his Shadow One series: THE RAVEN SHADOW

Derrick Jackson discusses the new addition to his Shadow One series: THE RAVEN SHADOW

Derrick Jackson joined the U.S. Air Force and served as a jet engine specialist before being recruited to become a Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. In 2014, he retire...

16 Mar 29min

Jennifer Maritza McCauley's innovative love letter to millennial nerd culture: NEON STEEL

Jennifer Maritza McCauley's innovative love letter to millennial nerd culture: NEON STEEL

Dr. Jennifer Maritza McCauley is the acclaimed author of When Trying to Return Home (2023), which was a New York Times Editors' Choice, Best Fiction Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews, and a Must-Read...

9 Mar 22min

Sandra Brown on writing, her career, and her new thriller, BLOODLUST

Sandra Brown on writing, her career, and her new thriller, BLOODLUST

Sandra Brown is the author of more than sixty New York Times bestsellers. She began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published over seventy novels, bringing the number ofcopies of her boo...

2 Mar 42min

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