37 min

19. Talking Prose, Passing and the Power of Black Women, With Brit Bennett The Root Presents: It's Lit!

    • Society & Culture

This week we chat with the incredibly talented Brit Bennett. Brit is the author of two bestselling novels, 2016's The Mothers and 2020's The Vanishing Half. Listen to hear Brit talk about the inspiration behind The Vanishing Half, what she hopes readers understand about her message around colorism and her newest venture into writing for TV.

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This week we chat with the incredibly talented Brit Bennett. Brit is the author of two bestselling novels, 2016's The Mothers and 2020's The Vanishing Half. Listen to hear Brit talk about the inspiration behind The Vanishing Half, what she hopes readers understand about her message around colorism and her newest venture into writing for TV.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

37 min

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