The Author Speaks: Colson Whitehead on Sag Harbor

Colson Whitehead Talks About His New Book " Sag Harbor"
 When an Author speaks about their book, it's a voice full of reasoning as they explain how it was to write the book that they once  lived. Join us as we enjoy the voice of Colson Whitehead as he takes on a leisurely stroll around the Long Island Town of Sag Harbor.

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Book News: Latest Sag Harbor

Colson Whitehead's Book 'Latest Sag Harbor'

Esquire

His latest novel, Sag Harbor (Doubleday, $25), tracks the daily activities of a group of bored black teenagers on summer vacation in the Hamptons, on Long Island. They name-check the Smiths. They roller-skate. They even frequent the bar-mitzvah circuit. Sag Harbor seems like an important book because it contributes to the upending of our (white) notions of what it means to be African-American. Like Whitehead, these kids are cool and post-racial. They harbor a certain sense of detachment, a wariness of conflict, and a rational embrace of ambiguity. More

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