EPISODE · Jun 23, 2023 · 15 MIN

E Lynn Harris

from Now I've Heard Everything · host Bill Thompson

Happy Pride! A vintage conversation today with a major figure inLGBTQ lierature. E. Lynn Harris quit his job as a computer salesman in 1990 to begin a full-time writing career. His first novel, Invisible Life, won widespread acclaim. His second book was Just As I Am, and that was when I firstmet and interviewed him. In this 1995 interview Harris faces the struggles a gay black author os up against, and how he got past them. Get Just As I Am by E Lynn Harris Get E Lynn Harris's memoir What Becomes of the Brokenhearted You may also enjoy my interviews with authors Armistead Maupin and Maya Angelou For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. or wherever you listen to podcasts. #Pride #LGTBQ #fiction

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