The author chats to DIVA about her upcoming novel, gal-dem and the future
INTERVIEW BY ROXY BOURDILLON, IMAGE BY RENE MATIC, COVER IMAGE BY RUTH CRAFTER
Following the huge success of her debut novel, Rosewater, Liv Little is back with her second, Bitter Melon (out 22 October). This tender story explores a father-daughter relationship and the complexities of mourning. To celebrate this upcoming release, we were delighted to interview the iconic author for our Black Queer Futures issue.
Here’s a sneak peek of what Liv Little had to say on…
What grief has taught her: “Time is the most important thing, with people that you love”
Founding gal-dem: “I do feel like we shifted the British media landscape”
Writing sex scenes: “[They tell] you so much about a character’s state of mind and what that relationship is for them”
You can read all this and more inside the pages of our October/November edition, aka the Black Queer Futures issue.
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