![]() ![]() ![]() ‘This is the first book I’ve read in a long time where I fell in love with the characters, and they were given so much time and care – allowed to develop – but also, the plot rocketed along. ![]() I had finished the book in two sittings just the week prior and had the hunger of a fresh fangirl. It drew a direct line between the creator and creation that I’d never experienced before.Īt the end of the session I raised my hand, looking straight down the aisle. Whitaker, like one of the book’s two protagonists, is from Kentucky, and her voice had an immediate effect on me. Accent and dialect is a big part of Whitaker’s debut novel The Animators (Scribe), and goes a long way to exploring class and social divides in the United States. It was the first time I’d seen the American author in real life – but, more importantly, it was the first time I had heard her. At this year’s Byron Writers Festival, I made a beeline to an in-conversation event with Kayla Rae Whitaker. ![]()
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