Episode 2: Lane Clarke
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© Nohelia Valentin
Lane Clarke grew up in Richmond, Virginia, where she hung out with her grandma at IHOP every Tuesday night and attended $3 movie nights at the Byrd Theater. Lane has been in love with books since the age of two. Her stories feature Black culture and big-hearted teenagers with self-doubts and big dreams, who—with a little laughter and good friends—can accomplish anything. She eats dessert before dinner and can usually be found rewatching her favorite teen soap operas. She currently lives in Northern Virginia with her cat, Pickles, and works as an attorney in Washington, D.C.
In this episode:
Holes by Louis Sachar
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead
#BVM - Black Voices Matter
#PitBLK - Twitter pitch event for Black authors - starts September 21, 2022
Real Housewives
Lord of the Rings
Jackal by Erin E. Adams
We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds
The Two Lives of Sara by Catherine Adel West
Love Times Infinity:
Illustrator: Erick Dávila
High school junior Michie is struggling to define who she is for her scholarship essays, her big shot at making it into Brown as a first-generation college student. The prompts would be hard for anyone, but Michie's been estranged from her mother since she was seven and her concept of family has long felt murky.
Enter new kid and basketball superstar Derek de la Rosa. He is very cute, very talented, and very much has his eye on Michie, no matter how invisible she believes herself to be.
When Michie's mother unexpectedly reaches out to make amends, and with her scholarship deadlines looming, Michie must choose whether to reopen old wounds or close the door on her past. And as she spends more time with Derek, she'll have to decide how much of her heart she is willing to share. Because while Michie may not know who she is, she's starting to realize who she wants to become, if only she can take a chance on Derek, on herself, and on her future.