Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?

<p><strong>From the first page you know you're in the hands of an exceptional writer... I adored this book. --Zadie Smith</strong></p><p><strong>Sexy and radical and intimate. </strong><strong>--Miranda July </strong></p><p><strong>Named a Best Book of 2016 by VICE <em>Elle Nylon</em> <em>Publishers Weekly </em>and <em>NPR</em></strong></p><p><strong>Named one of the most anticipated books of the fall by the <em>Huffington Post New York The Boston Globe Lit Hub </em>and <em>The Millions</em></strong></p> <p>Now available in Ecco's Art of the Story series: a never-before-published collection of stories from a brilliant yet little known African American artist and filmmaker--a contemporary of revered writers including Toni Cade Bambara Laurie Colwin Ann Beattie Amy Hempel and Grace Paley--whose prescient work has recently resurfaced to wide acclaim.</p><p>Humorous poignant perceptive and full of grace Kathleen Collins's stories masterfully blend the quotidian and the profound in a personal intimate way exploring deep far-reaching issues--race gender family and sexuality--that shape the ordinary moments in our lives.</p><p>In The Uncle a young girl who idolizes her handsome uncle and his beautiful wife makes a haunting discovery about their lives. In Only Once a woman reminisces about her charming daredevil of a lover and his ultimate--and final--act of foolishness. Collins's work seamlessly integrates the African-American experience in her characters' lives creating rich devastatingly familiar full-bodied men women and children who transcend the symbolic penetrating both the reader's head and heart. </p><p>Both contemporary and timeless <em>Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? </em>is a major addition to the literary canon and is sure to earn Kathleen Collins the widespread recognition she is long overdue.</p><p></p>